# Thana Village, Harchakian, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Harchakian, Kangra 

# Thana

Thana is a village in Harchakian sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176210**. The 2011 Census counted **305 people in 63 households**, the 20th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.9%.

- 305people (2011)
- 63households
- 82.7%literacy
- 176210PIN code

## Thana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thana is 176210.** Thana falls in Harchakian sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176210
- Community development blockRait
- Census village code009265

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Thana from nearby towns?

- Harchakian (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)50 km by road
- Kangra (nearest town)50 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Thana?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Thana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Harchakian
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Harchakian3
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kangra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Thana known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 52% of the 88 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Thana

Of every 100 households in Thana in 2011, 94 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Thana · ■ Harchakian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**70%

Use banking services ****92%**

**94%

Television ****79%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****6%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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

## What is the population of Thana?

■ Thana · ■ Harchakian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%**

**84.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**1052

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**853

Working population ****61.3%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 74.3% for women. 58% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 187 (100%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Harchakian

- Rumbal329 people
- Bharup Lahr319 people
- Ghar310 people
- Malahru310 people
- Dhar Khurd290 people
- Dhar Khas278 people
- Har267 people
- Dholahri266 people

[All 62 villages in Harchakian](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/harchakian/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thana?176210
- How far is Thana from Dharmsala?50 km by road
- What is the population of Thana?305 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thana in?Kangra district (Harchakian sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Thana?82.7% (Census 2011)