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About Thapal Village

Thapal is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14, made up of 6 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thapal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thapal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173233
Area (hectares) 28 hectares
Population 14
Male Population 6
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,333
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thapal compares

By the 2011 count Thapal is the 191st largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 1045.

Getting to Thapal

Thapal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Thapal as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Thapal from other places

Thapal lies about 31 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kalka, about 16 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 Thapal
Nearest town Baddi 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Kalka 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 16 km
District headquarters Solan 31 km

Villages closest to Thapal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thapal village had a population of 14. That makes it the 191st largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Thapal village has 6 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thapal has about 1333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Thapal is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thapal covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thapal falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thapal is Kalka, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Thapal.

Thapal 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.

Thapal is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about 5.4 km away. Kalka is about 16 km away. Krishangarh 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 Konana (4.4 km), Bajthana (6.4 km) and Thana (6.4 km).

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

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