About Tharola Village

Tharola is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 459, made up of 257 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 786 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tharola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tharola village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kotkhai
Pincode	171202
Area (hectares)	113.03 hectares
Population	459
Male Population	257
Female Population	202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	786
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tharola compares

By the 2011 count Tharola is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 113.03 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 981.

Getting to Tharola

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

Tharola lies about 40 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 Tharola
Tehsil headquarters	Kotkhai	5.1 km
District headquarters	Shimla	40 km

Villages closest to Tharola

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 Tharola

As per the Census of India 2011, Tharola village had a population of 459. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Tharola village has 257 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tharola has about 786 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

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

Tharola covers 113.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Tharola 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 village for Tharola.

Tharola is about 40 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tharola is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 5.1 km away. Shimla is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.