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About Thalda Village

Thalda is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 142, made up of 64 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,219 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thalda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thalda village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246128
Area (hectares) 35.94 hectares
Population 142
Male Population 64
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,219
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 Thalda compares

By the 2011 count Thalda is the 196th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 35.94 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Thalda

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

Thalda lies about 17 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 28 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 Thalda
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 8.8 km
District headquarters Garhwal 17 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 27 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 28 km

Villages closest to Thalda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thalda village had a population of 142. That makes it the 196th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Thalda village has 64 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thalda has about 1219 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Thalda is 246128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thalda covers 35.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thalda falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Thalda is Kotdwara, about 28 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 Thalda.

Thalda is about 17 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thalda is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 8.8 km away. Garhwal is about 17 km away. Kotdwāra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gawana (under 2 km), Kharik (2.3 km) and Kwirali (3.4 km).

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

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