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About Thala Village

Thala is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 67, made up of 30 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,233 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173208
Area (hectares) 46.67 hectares
Population 67
Male Population 30
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,233
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thala compares

By the 2011 count Thala is the 196th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 46.67 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 Thala

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

Thala lies about 28 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 12 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 Thala
Tehsil headquarters Arki 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 12 km
Nearest town Shimla 16 km
District headquarters Solan 28 km

Villages closest to Thala

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 Thala

As per the Census of India 2011, Thala village had a population of 67. That makes it the 196th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Thala village has 30 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thala has about 1233 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Thala covers 46.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Thala is Jutogh, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Thala.

Thala is about 28 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thala is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 3.7 km away. Jutogh is about 12 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 Tukwana Galogra (under 2 km), Tukwana Rangolra (under 2 km) and Khanalag (under 2 km).

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

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