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About Talah Village

Talah is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 137, made up of 72 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talah village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171109
Area (hectares) 130.17 hectares
Population 137
Male Population 72
Female Population 65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Talah compares

By the 2011 count Talah is the 104th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 130.17 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Talah

Talah is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Talah as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Talah from other places

Talah lies about 19 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 Talah
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 13 km
District headquarters Shimla 19 km

Villages closest to Talah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Talah village had a population of 137. That makes it the 104th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Talah village has 72 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talah has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Talah is 171109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talah covers 130.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Talah falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Talah notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Talah.

Talah is about 19 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talah is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manad (under 2 km), Tharu (under 2 km) and Bharara (1.9 km).

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

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