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About Thala Village

Thala is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 92, made up of 44 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, 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 Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 58.07 hectares
Population 92
Male Population 44
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
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 Thala compares

By the 2011 count Thala is the 211th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 58.07 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 918.

Getting to Thala

Thala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Thala 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 Thala from other places

Thala lies about 46 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 13 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 Nalagarh 12 km
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 13 km
Nearest town Baddi 22 km
District headquarters Solan 46 km

Villages closest to Thala

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 Thala

As per the Census of India 2011, Thala village had a population of 92. That makes it the 211th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Thala village has 44 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thala has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

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

Thala covers 58.07 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Thala is Bharatgarh, about 13 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 Thala.

Thala is about 46 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 Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Nalagarh is about 12 km away. Bharatgarh is about 13 km away. Baddi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanaharri (under 2 km), Rajati (1.7 km) and Chanobri (1.7 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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