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About Thisla Village

Thisla is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 337, made up of 159 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,119 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thisla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thisla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Saluni
Pincode 176320
Area (hectares) 89.62 hectares
Population 337
Male Population 159
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,119
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thisla compares

By the 2011 count Thisla is the 58th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 89.62 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Thisla

Thisla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Thisla as Available within 5 - 10 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 Thisla from other places

Thisla lies about 25 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 54 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 Thisla
Tehsil headquarters Saluni 25 km
District headquarters Chamba 25 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 54 km

Villages closest to Thisla

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 Thisla

As per the Census of India 2011, Thisla village had a population of 337. That makes it the 58th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Thisla village has 159 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thisla has about 1119 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Thisla is 176320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thisla covers 89.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Thisla is Nurpur Road, about 54 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 km distance for Thisla.

Thisla is about 25 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thisla is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 25 km away. Chamba is about 25 km away. Nurpur Road is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kilor (under 2 km), D P F Tribhol (under 2 km) and Tribhol (under 2 km).

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

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