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About Thalak Nal Village

Thalak Nal is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 94, made up of 46 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thalak Nal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thalak Nal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 173215
Area (hectares) 31.99 hectares
Population 94
Male Population 46
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Thalak Nal compares

By the 2011 count Thalak Nal is the 253rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 31.99 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Thalak Nal

The census records public bus service for Thalak Nal 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thalak Nal from other places

Thalak Nal lies about 9.7 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about 1.7 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 Thalak Nal
Nearest railway station Kathleeghat 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 9.7 km
District headquarters Shimla 9.7 km

Villages closest to Thalak Nal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Thalak Nal

As per the Census of India 2011, Thalak Nal village had a population of 94. That makes it the 253rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Thalak Nal village has 46 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thalak Nal has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Thalak Nal is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thalak Nal covers 31.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thalak Nal falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thalak Nal is Kathleeghat, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Thalak Nal.

Thalak Nal is about 9.7 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thalak Nal is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Kathleeghat is about 1.7 km away. Shimla Rural is about 9.7 km away. Shimla is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salana (under 2 km), Niahi (1.6 km) and Shahal (1.7 km).

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

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