# Thora Khas Village, Nurpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nurpur, Kangra 

# Thora Khas

Thora Khas is a village in Nurpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176202**. The 2011 Census counted **770 people in 158 households**, the 61st largest of 392 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 770people (2011)
- 158households
- 83.6%literacy
- 176202PIN code

## Thora Khas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thora Khas is 176202.** Thora Khas falls in Nurpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176202
- Community development blockNurpur
- Census village code008338

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

## How far is Thora Khas from nearby towns?

- Nurpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)75 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town)7 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 Thora Khas?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Thora Khas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nurpur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Jachh
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Thora Khas known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 47% of the 191 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 Thora Khas

Of every 100 households in Thora Khas in 2011, 97 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Thora Khas · ■ Nurpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**51%

Tap water ****90%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**65%

Use banking services ****99%**

**94%

Television ****67%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**5%

None of these assets ****16%**

**10%

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 Thora Khas?

■ Thora Khas · ■ Nurpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****593**

**826

Working population ****57.4%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 79.5% for women. 56% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Household industry 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 20 (5%) · **■** Marginal 345 (78%)

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 Nurpur

- Golwan Khas824 people
- Kut807 people
- Bhugnara776 people
- Sakoh775 people
- Batrahn Khas753 people
- Ther Khas749 people
- Basa748 people
- Suhar743 people

[All 419 villages in Nurpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/nurpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thora Khas?176202
- How far is Thora Khas from Dharmsala?75 km by road
- What is the population of Thora Khas?770 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thora Khas in?Kangra district (Nurpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Thora Khas?83.6% (Census 2011)