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About Dev Thal Village

Dev Thal is a small village in Ronhat tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 344, made up of 184 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dev Thal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dev Thal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Ronhat
Pincode 173027
Area (hectares) 299 hectares
Population 344
Male Population 184
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dev Thal compares

By the 2011 count Dev Thal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents. Its 299 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Dev Thal

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

Dev Thal lies about 22 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 55 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 Dev Thal
Tehsil headquarters Ronhat 22 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 22 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 33 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 55 km

Villages closest to Dev Thal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ronhat 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 Dev Thal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dev Thal village had a population of 344. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents.

Dev Thal village has 184 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dev Thal has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Dev Thal is 173027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dev Thal covers 299 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dev Thal falls under Ronhat tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dev Thal is Salogra, about 55 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dev Thal.

Dev Thal is about 22 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dev Thal is in Ronhat tehsil of Sirmaur district. Ronhat is about 22 km away. Sirmaur is about 22 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halan (2.5 km), Rasat (2.6 km) and Jhakandon (2.8 km).

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

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