# Thanu Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Thanu

Thanu is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171212**. The 2011 Census counted **140 people in 27 households**, the 112th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 140people (2011)
- 27households
- 86.7%literacy
- 171212PIN code

## Thanu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thanu is 171212.** Thanu falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171212
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023960

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

## How far is Thanu from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)52 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)130 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)72 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 Thanu?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Thanu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kangal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Thanu known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 32% of the 64 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 Thanu

Of every 100 households in Thanu in 2011, 96 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Thanu · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**18%

Tap water ****96%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**26%

Use banking services ****86%**

**87%

Television ****75%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**9%

None of these assets ****4%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**87%

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 Thanu?

■ Thanu · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****333**

**935

Working population ****65.7%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 81.8% for women. 61% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 12 (13%) · **■** Other work 12 (13%) · **■** Marginal 68 (74%)

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 Kumharsain

- Dhala142 people
- Sapela142 people
- Jhamol141 people
- Manu140 people
- Hathiya137 people
- Batara136 people
- Jangal Jogsha129 people
- Chopala127 people

[All 186 villages in Kumharsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thanu?171212
- How far is Thanu from Shimla?130 km by road
- What is the population of Thanu?140 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thanu in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Thanu?86.7% (Census 2011)