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About Theli Village

Theli is a small village in Nankhari tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 491, made up of 232 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,116 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Theli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Theli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nankhari
Pincode 172001
Area (hectares) 133 hectares
Population 491
Male Population 232
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,116
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Theli compares

By the 2011 count Theli is the 15th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Theli

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

Theli lies about 48 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 Theli
Tehsil headquarters Nankhari 3.7 km
District headquarters Shimla 48 km

Villages closest to Theli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Theli village had a population of 491. That makes it the 15th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Theli village has 232 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Theli has about 1116 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Theli is 172001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Theli covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Theli falls under Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Theli 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 Theli.

Theli is about 48 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Theli is in Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. Nankhari is about 3.7 km away. Shimla is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Theli Chakti (under 2 km), Dadara (under 2 km) and Chakti (under 2 km).

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

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