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About Thaltu Village

Thaltu is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 61, made up of 27 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,259 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thaltu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thaltu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 12.2 hectares
Population 61
Male Population 27
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,259
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 Thaltu compares

By the 2011 count Thaltu is the 290th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 12.2 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Thaltu

Thaltu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Thaltu 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 Thaltu from other places

Thaltu lies about 43 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 44 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 Thaltu
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 14 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 38 km
District headquarters Mandi 43 km
Nearest railway station Shimla 44 km

Villages closest to Thaltu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thaltu village had a population of 61. That makes it the 290th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Thaltu village has 27 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thaltu has about 1259 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Thaltu is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thaltu covers 12.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thaltu falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thaltu is Shimla, about 44 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 Thaltu.

Thaltu is about 43 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thaltu is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 14 km away. Sundarnagar is about 38 km away. Mandi is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Batahali (under 2 km), Bhalyar (under 2 km) and D P F Damehal (under 2 km).

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

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