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About Tharmla Village

Tharmla is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 141, made up of 69 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tharmla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tharmla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 71 hectares
Population 141
Male Population 69
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tharmla compares

By the 2011 count Tharmla is the 107th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 71 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Tharmla

Tharmla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tharmla as Available within <5 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 Tharmla from other places

Tharmla lies about 30 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 Tharmla
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 8.2 km
District headquarters Shimla 30 km

Villages closest to Tharmla

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.

Common questions about Tharmla

As per the Census of India 2011, Tharmla village had a population of 141. That makes it the 107th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Tharmla village has 69 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tharmla has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

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

Tharmla covers 71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Tharmla notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tharmla.

Tharmla is about 30 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tharmla is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 8.2 km away. Shimla is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gowalath (1.7 km), Reot (2.0 km) and Jangal Mehani (2.1 km).

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

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