# Thanesar, Kurukshetra (Haryana) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Kurukshetra, Haryana 

# Thanesar

Thanesar is a sub-district of Kurukshetra district, Haryana. At the 2011 Census it had **579,172 people**, 2 towns and 242 villages (238 inhabited). The largest village is Amin (8,167 people).

- 579,172people (2011)
- 242villages
- 2towns
- 77.6%literacy

## Population of Thanesar compared with Kurukshetra

■ Thanesar · ■ Kurukshetra district

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**76.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**888

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**818

Working population ****35.7%**

**34.9%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Thanesar

Of every 100 households in Thanesar in 2011, 96 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Thanesar · ■ Kurukshetra district

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**22%

Tap water ****89%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**80%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%**

**47%

Use banking services ****72%**

**71%

Television ****81%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****43%**

**41%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**11%

None of these assets ****5%**

**6%

Own their home ****89%**

**90%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Thanesar

- Thanesar155,152 people
- Ladwa28,887 people

## Largest villages in Thanesar

- Amin · 8,167 people
- Umri · 8,108 people
- Pipli · 7,658 people
- Mathana · 7,630 people
- Kirmach · 7,344 people
- Babain · 6,984 people
- Josar · 6,485 people
- Barna · 6,095 people
- Mirzapur · 5,490 people
- Ajrana Kalan · 5,457 people
- Bir Pipli · 5,370 people
- Lukhi · 5,182 people
- Bahri · 4,784 people
- Hathira · 4,404 people
- Dhurala · 4,358 people
- Ban · 3,723 people

[All 242 villages in Thanesar →](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/kurukshetra/thanesar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Thanesar?242 (238 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Thanesar in?Kurukshetra district, Haryana
- What is the population of Thanesar?579,172 (Census 2011)