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About Teerkal Gaon Village

Teerkal Gaon is a small village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 188, made up of 96 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Teerkal Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Teerkal Gaon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rohru
Pincode 171207
Area (hectares) 141.84 hectares
Population 188
Male Population 96
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
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 Teerkal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Teerkal Gaon is the 80th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 141.84 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Teerkal Gaon

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

Teerkal Gaon lies about 68 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 Teerkal Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Rohru 12 km
District headquarters Shimla 68 km

Villages closest to Teerkal Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rohru 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 Teerkal Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Teerkal Gaon village had a population of 188. That makes it the 80th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Teerkal Gaon village has 96 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Teerkal Gaon has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Teerkal Gaon is 171207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Teerkal Gaon covers 141.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Teerkal Gaon falls under Rohru tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Teerkal Gaon 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 Teerkal Gaon.

Teerkal Gaon is about 68 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Teerkal Gaon is in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalgaon (under 2 km), Tandali (1.9 km) and D P F Kalgaon (6.7 km).

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

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