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About Thala Village

Thala is a small village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 259, made up of 120 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,158 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 47.3 hectares
Population 259
Male Population 120
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,158
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 Thala compares

By the 2011 count Thala is the 104th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 47.3 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Thala

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

Thala lies about 13 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 46 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 Pratapnagar 6.2 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 13 km
Nearest town Tehri 13 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 46 km

Villages closest to Thala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pratapnagar 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 259. That makes it the 104th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Thala village has 120 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thala has about 1158 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1142.

The pincode recorded for Thala is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thala covers 47.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thala falls under Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Thala is Harrawala, about 46 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 Thala.

Thala is about 13 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thala is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pratapnagar is about 6.2 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 13 km away. Tehri is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dodag Thapla (under 2 km), Julan Gaon (under 2 km) and Bharpur (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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