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About Thaloga Village

Thaloga is a mid sized village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 513, made up of 248 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thaloga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thaloga village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Saluni
Pincode 176312
Area (hectares) 296.43 hectares
Population 513
Male Population 248
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thaloga compares

By the 2011 count Thaloga is the 26th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 296.43 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 979.

Getting to Thaloga

Thaloga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thaloga as Available within village. 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 Thaloga from other places

Thaloga lies about 23 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 50 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 Thaloga
Tehsil headquarters Saluni 23 km
District headquarters Chamba 23 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 50 km

Villages closest to Thaloga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thaloga village had a population of 513. That makes it the 26th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Thaloga village has 248 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thaloga has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Thaloga is 176312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thaloga covers 296.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thaloga falls under Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thaloga is Nurpur Road, about 50 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Thaloga.

Thaloga is about 23 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thaloga is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 23 km away. Chamba is about 23 km away. Nurpur Road is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandokhi (under 2 km), Dhanel (under 2 km) and Siragalu (1.6 km).

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

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