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About Thali Village

Thali is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 186, made up of 85 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,188 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172022
Area (hectares) 85.93 hectares
Population 186
Male Population 85
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,188
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thali compares

By the 2011 count Thali is the 109th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 85.93 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Thali

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

Thali lies about 44 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 Thali
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 31 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 38 km
District headquarters Shimla 44 km

Villages closest to Thali

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.

Common questions about Thali

As per the Census of India 2011, Thali village had a population of 186. That makes it the 109th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Thali village has 85 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thali has about 1188 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Thali is 172022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thali covers 85.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

Thali is about 44 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thali is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 31 km away. Sundarnagar is about 38 km away. Shimla is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Bionthal (under 2 km), Jangal Chalali (under 2 km) and Up Mohal Chandi (under 2 km).

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

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