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About Talosh Village

Talosh is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 52, made up of 25 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talosh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talosh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 22 hectares
Population 52
Male Population 25
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
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 Talosh compares

By the 2011 count Talosh is the 158th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 22 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Talosh

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

Talosh lies about 12 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 8.2 km away. 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 Talosh
Nearest railway station Jutogh 8.2 km
District headquarters Shimla 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 14 km

Villages closest to Talosh

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 Talosh

As per the Census of India 2011, Talosh village had a population of 52. That makes it the 158th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Talosh village has 25 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talosh has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Talosh is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talosh covers 22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Talosh is Jutogh, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Talosh.

Talosh is about 12 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talosh is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 8.2 km away. Shimla is about 12 km away. Seoni is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taloti (under 2 km), Jaili Dhar (2.6 km) and Jangal Lambi Dhar (2.6 km).

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

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