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About Talha Village

Talha is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 292, made up of 142 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talha village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172027
Area (hectares) 164.03 hectares
Population 292
Male Population 142
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
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 Talha compares

By the 2011 count Talha is the 45th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 164.03 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 1004.

Getting to Talha

Talha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Talha 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. The nearest villages by name are Shawat, Shehdari, Shela and Shelag. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Talha

As per the Census of India 2011, Talha village had a population of 292. That makes it the 45th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Talha village has 142 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talha has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Talha is 172027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talha covers 164.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Talha 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 Talha.

Talha is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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