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About Tal Village

Tal is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 111, made up of 50 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,220 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173208
Area (hectares) 69.07 hectares
Population 111
Male Population 50
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,220
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tal compares

By the 2011 count Tal is the 149th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 69.07 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Tal

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

Tal lies about 26 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 8.3 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 Tal
Tehsil headquarters Arki 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 8.3 km
Nearest town Shimla 12 km
District headquarters Solan 26 km

Villages closest to Tal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arki 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 Tal

As per the Census of India 2011, Tal village had a population of 111. That makes it the 149th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Tal village has 50 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tal has about 1220 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Tal is 173208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tal covers 69.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tal falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tal is Jutogh, about 8.3 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 Tal.

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

Tal is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 7.6 km away. Jutogh is about 8.3 km away. Shimla is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taloch (under 2 km), Banan (under 2 km) and Jaikhri (under 2 km).

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

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