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About Thall Village

Thall is a large village in Billawar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,225, made up of 1,709 males and 1,516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1481 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thall Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thall village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Billawar
Pincode 184204
Area (hectares) 1481 hectares
Population 3,225
Male Population 1,709
Female Population 1,516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thall compares

By the 2011 count Thall is the 8th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents. Its 1481 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Thall

Thall is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Thall as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Thall from other places

Thall lies about 37 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 32 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 Thall
Tehsil headquarters Billawar 10 km
Nearest railway station Budhi 32 km
District headquarters Kathua 37 km

Villages closest to Thall

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thall village had a population of 3,225. That makes it the 8th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents.

Thall village has 1,709 males and 1,516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thall has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Thall is 184204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thall covers 1481 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thall falls under Billawar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Thall is Budhi, about 32 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Thall.

Thall is about 37 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thall is in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district. Billawar is about 10 km away. Budhi is about 32 km away. Kathua is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lahari (under 2 km), Machhedi (2.9 km) and Dhamlar (3.3 km).

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

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