About Tahal Village

Tahal is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 639, made up of 328 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 333.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tahal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Shahpur
Pincode	176206
Area (hectares)	333.99 hectares
Population	639
Male Population	328
Female Population	311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tahal compares

By the 2011 count Tahal is the 30th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 333.99 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Tahal

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

Tahal lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 18 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 Tahal
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	3.7 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	11 km
District headquarters	Kangra	18 km
Nearest railway station	Kangra Mandir	18 km

Villages closest to Tahal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tahal village had a population of 639. That makes it the 30th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Tahal village has 328 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tahal has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Tahal is 176206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tahal covers 333.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tahal falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tahal is Kangra Mandir, about 18 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 village for Tahal.

Tahal is about 18 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tahal is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 3.7 km away. Dharamsala is about 11 km away. Kangra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.