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About Thathal Village

Thathal is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 219, made up of 111 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thathal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thathal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 145.03 hectares
Population 219
Male Population 111
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thathal compares

By the 2011 count Thathal is the 140th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 145.03 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Thathal

Thathal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thathal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Thathal from other places

Thathal lies about 26 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 Thathal
Tehsil headquarters Theog 14 km
District headquarters Shimla 26 km

Villages closest to Thathal

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 Thathal

As per the Census of India 2011, Thathal village had a population of 219. That makes it the 140th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Thathal village has 111 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thathal has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Thathal is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thathal covers 145.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thathal falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Thathal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Thathal.

Thathal is about 26 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thathal is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kiara (under 2 km), Kiyara (under 2 km) and Nani (3.1 km).

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

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