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About Thah Village

Thah is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 123, made up of 64 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thah village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 171212
Area (hectares) 47.9 hectares
Population 123
Male Population 64
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
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 Thah compares

By the 2011 count Thah is the 117th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 47.9 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Thah

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

Thah lies about 27 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 Thah
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 9.1 km
District headquarters Shimla 27 km

Villages closest to Thah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thah village had a population of 123. That makes it the 117th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Thah village has 64 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thah has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Thah is 171212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thah covers 47.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thah falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Thah 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 Thah.

Thah is about 27 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thah is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 9.1 km away. Shimla is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thanu (under 2 km), Jangal Thah (under 2 km) and Jangal Thalgor (under 2 km).

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

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