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About Thala Village

Thala is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 397, made up of 175 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,269 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246482, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246482
Area (hectares) 295.8 hectares
Population 397
Male Population 175
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,269
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thala compares

By the 2011 count Thala is the 66th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 295.8 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1152.

Getting to Thala

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

Thala lies about 44 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 85 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 Tharali 3.4 km
District headquarters Chamoli 44 km
Nearest town Almora 52 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 85 km

Villages closest to Thala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tharali 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 397. That makes it the 66th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Thala village has 175 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thala has about 1269 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Thala is 246482. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thala covers 295.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thala falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Thala is Ramnagar, about 85 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 Thala.

Thala is about 44 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thala is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 3.4 km away. Chamoli is about 44 km away. Almora is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hartoli Laga Thala (under 2 km), Lolti (under 2 km) and Talwari Free Sample State (under 2 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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