About Tahu Village

Tahu is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 262, made up of 137 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tahu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tahu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kotkhai
Pincode	171202
Area (hectares)	242.97 hectares
Population	262
Male Population	137
Female Population	125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tahu compares

By the 2011 count Tahu is the 45th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 242.97 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 981.

Getting to Tahu

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

Tahu lies about 42 km from Shimla. 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 Tahu
Tehsil headquarters	Kotkhai	7.2 km
District headquarters	Shimla	42 km

Villages closest to Tahu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tahu village had a population of 262. That makes it the 45th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Tahu village has 137 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tahu has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Tahu is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tahu covers 242.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tahu falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Tahu notes the nearest railway station 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 Tahu.

Tahu is about 42 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tahu is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 7.2 km away. Shimla is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.