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About Thakar Ka Shil Village

Thakar Ka Shil is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 54, made up of 27 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thakar Ka Shil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thakar Ka Shil village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171209
Area (hectares) 31.99 hectares
Population 54
Male Population 27
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Thakar Ka Shil compares

By the 2011 count Thakar Ka Shil is the 338th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 31.99 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Thakar Ka Shil

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

Thakar Ka Shil lies about 16 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 Thakar Ka Shil
Tehsil headquarters Theog 10 km
District headquarters Shimla 16 km

Villages closest to Thakar Ka Shil

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Theog 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 Thakar Ka Shil

As per the Census of India 2011, Thakar Ka Shil village had a population of 54. That makes it the 338th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Thakar Ka Shil village has 27 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thakar Ka Shil has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Thakar Ka Shil is 171209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thakar Ka Shil covers 31.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thakar Ka Shil falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Thakar Ka Shil notes the nearest railway station 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 Thakar Ka Shil.

Thakar Ka Shil is about 16 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thakar Ka Shil is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 10 km away. Shimla is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shili Mehla (under 2 km), Balhari (under 2 km) and Charel Bhaela (under 2 km).

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

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