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About Thela Village

Thela is a mid sized village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 794, made up of 368 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,158 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thela village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 249155
Area (hectares) 103.43 hectares
Population 794
Male Population 368
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,158
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thela compares

By the 2011 count Thela is the 27th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 103.43 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Thela

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

Thela lies about 62 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 17 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 Thela
Nearest town Kotdwāra 17 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansali 18 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 62 km

Villages closest to Thela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thela village had a population of 794. That makes it the 27th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Thela village has 368 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thela has about 1158 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1240.

The pincode recorded for Thela is 249155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thela covers 103.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thela falls under Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Thela is Kotdwara, about 17 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 Thela.

Thela is about 62 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thela is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Kotdwāra is about 17 km away. Kotdwara is about 17 km away. Ghansali 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 Kuran Gaon (1.5 km), Dalgaon (3.2 km) and Malkot Gaon (3.3 km).

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

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