About Thala Village

Thala is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 323, made up of 170 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 520.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thala village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rampur
Pincode	172001
Area (hectares)	520.98 hectares
Population	323
Male Population	170
Female Population	153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Thala compares

By the 2011 count Thala is the 78th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 520.98 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 962.

Getting to Thala

Thala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Thala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Thala from other places

Thala lies about 65 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 Thala
Tehsil headquarters	Rampur	10 km
District headquarters	Shimla	65 km

Villages closest to Thala

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

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Common questions about Thala

As per the Census of India 2011, Thala village had a population of 323. That makes it the 78th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Thala village has 170 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thala has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

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

Thala covers 520.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thala falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Thala 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 5 - 10 km distance for Thala.

Thala is about 65 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thala is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 10 km away. Shimla is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.