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About Thuth Village

Thuth is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 110, made up of 63 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 746 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thuth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thuth village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chaupal
Pincode 171211
Area (hectares) 37.23 hectares
Population 110
Male Population 63
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 746
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thuth compares

By the 2011 count Thuth is the 105th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 37.23 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Thuth

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

Thuth lies about 41 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, 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 Thuth
Tehsil headquarters Chaupal 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 41 km
District headquarters Shimla 41 km

Villages closest to Thuth

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thuth village had a population of 110. That makes it the 105th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Thuth village has 63 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thuth has about 746 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Thuth is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thuth covers 37.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thuth falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thuth is Salogra, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Thuth.

Thuth is about 41 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thuth is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 2.9 km away. Salogra is about 41 km away. Shimla 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 Anu (under 2 km), Baghar (1.7 km) and Dhabas (2.0 km).

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

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