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About Tal Village

Tal is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 38 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, 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 Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 65.18 hectares
Population 74
Male Population 38
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
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 Tal compares

By the 2011 count Tal is the 227th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 65.18 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Tal

Tal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tal 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 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
Nearest railway station Jutogh 8.3 km
Nearest town Shimla 12 km
District headquarters Solan 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 32 km

Villages closest to Tal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalagarh 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 74. That makes it the 227th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Tal village has 38 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tal has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Tal is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tal covers 65.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tal falls under Nalagarh 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance 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 Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 8.3 km away. Shimla is about 12 km away. Solan is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panjeli (3.3 km), Panoh (3.6 km) and Chanog (5.9 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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