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About Thalog Village

Thalog is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 183, made up of 96 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thalog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thalog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173208
Area (hectares) 104 hectares
Population 183
Male Population 96
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thalog compares

By the 2011 count Thalog is the 92nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Thalog

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

Thalog lies about 31 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 14 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 Thalog
Tehsil headquarters Arki 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 14 km
Nearest town Shimla 18 km
District headquarters Solan 31 km

Villages closest to Thalog

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 Thalog

As per the Census of India 2011, Thalog village had a population of 183. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Thalog village has 96 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thalog has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Thalog covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Thalog is Jutogh, about 14 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 Thalog.

Thalog is about 31 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thalog is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 4.2 km away. Jutogh is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothi (under 2 km), Kothi Jamogi (under 2 km) and Kothi Kanwal (under 2 km).

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

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