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About Thalla Village

Thalla is a mid sized village in Brahmaur tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 556, made up of 255 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,180 females per 1000 males. The village covers 857 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thalla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thalla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Brahmaur
Pincode 176324
Area (hectares) 857 hectares
Population 556
Male Population 255
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,180
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thalla compares

By the 2011 count Thalla is the 18th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 500 residents. Its 857 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Thalla

Thalla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Thalla as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Thalla from other places

Thalla lies about 30 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 41 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 Thalla
Tehsil headquarters Brahmaur 11 km
District headquarters Chamba 30 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 41 km

Villages closest to Thalla

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

Common questions about Thalla

As per the Census of India 2011, Thalla village had a population of 556. That makes it the 18th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 500 residents.

Thalla village has 255 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thalla has about 1180 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Thalla is 176324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thalla covers 857 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thalla falls under Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thalla is Chamunda Marg, about 41 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Thalla.

Thalla is about 30 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thalla is in Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district. Brahmaur is about 11 km away. Chamba is about 30 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hat (3.1 km), Jangal Reserve Thanala (3.2 km) and Seri Kao (3.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Thalla today is likely to be higher.

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