About Thal Village

Thal is a small village in Bhalai tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 117, made up of 64 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Bhalai
Pincode	176325
Area (hectares)	258.66 hectares
Population	117
Male Population	64
Female Population	53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	828
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Thal compares

By the 2011 count Thal is the 69th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 325 residents. Its 258.66 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Thal

Thal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Thal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thal from other places

Thal lies about 48 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 36 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Thal
Tehsil headquarters	Bhalai	34 km
Nearest railway station	Kathua	36 km
District headquarters	Chamba	48 km

Villages closest to Thal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhalai tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Thal

As per the Census of India 2011, Thal village had a population of 117. That makes it the 69th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 325 residents.

Thal village has 64 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thal has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Thal is 176325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thal covers 258.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thal falls under Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thal is Kathua, about 36 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Thal.

Thal is about 48 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thal is in Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district. Bhalai is about 34 km away. Kathua is about 36 km away. Chamba is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.