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About Thal Gaon Village

Thal Gaon is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 153 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262542, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thal Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thal Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262542
Area (hectares) 52.53 hectares
Population 305
Male Population 153
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Thal Gaon is the 66th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 52.53 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Thal Gaon

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

Thal Gaon lies about 28 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 84 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 Thal Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 14 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 28 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 28 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 84 km

Villages closest to Thal Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Didihat 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 Thal Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Thal Gaon village had a population of 305. That makes it the 66th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Thal Gaon village has 153 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thal Gaon has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Thal Gaon is 262542. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thal Gaon covers 52.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thal Gaon falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Thal Gaon is Tanakpur, about 84 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 Thal Gaon.

Thal Gaon is about 28 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thal Gaon is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 14 km away. Pithoragarh is about 28 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhumiyathal (under 2 km), Panthali (under 2 km) and Rakarthal (under 2 km).

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

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