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About Thal Village

Thal is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 217, made up of 108 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 482.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249186, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249186
Area (hectares) 482.49 hectares
Population 217
Male Population 108
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
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 Thal compares

By the 2011 count Thal is the 126th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 482.49 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Thal

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

Thal lies about 30 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 11 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
Nearest railway station Harrawala 11 km
Nearest town Rāipur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 18 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 30 km

Villages closest to Thal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thal village had a population of 217. That makes it the 126th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Thal village has 108 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thal has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Thal is 249186. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thal covers 482.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thal falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Thal is Harrawala, about 11 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 Thal.

Thal is about 30 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thal is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Harrawala is about 11 km away. Rāipur is about 13 km away. Dhanaulti is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghursal Gaon (4.6 km), Pasani (4.8 km) and Airal Gaon (5.8 km).

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

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