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About Thalathar Village

Thalathar is a small village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 96 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thalathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thalathar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chirgaon
Pincode 171208
Area (hectares) 142.15 hectares
Population 189
Male Population 96
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thalathar compares

By the 2011 count Thalathar is the 85th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 142.15 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Thalathar

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

Thalathar lies about 16 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 12 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 Thalathar
Nearest railway station Jutogh 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Chirgaon 16 km
District headquarters Shimla 16 km

Villages closest to Thalathar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thalathar village had a population of 189. That makes it the 85th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Thalathar village has 96 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thalathar has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Thalathar is 171208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thalathar covers 142.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thalathar falls under Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thalathar is Jutogh, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Thalathar.

Thalathar is about 16 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thalathar is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 12 km away. Chirgaon is about 16 km away. Shimla is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranol (1.7 km), D P F Telga I (3.7 km) and Jakhi (4.1 km).

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

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