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About Thali Village

Thali is a mid sized village in Puraula tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 535, made up of 284 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249185, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Puraula
Pincode 249185
Area (hectares) 149.91 hectares
Population 535
Male Population 284
Female Population 251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thali compares

By the 2011 count Thali is the 23rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 149.91 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Thali

Thali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Thali as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Thali from other places

Thali lies about 33 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 53 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 Thali
Tehsil headquarters Puraula 33 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 33 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 37 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 53 km

Villages closest to Thali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thali village had a population of 535. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Thali village has 284 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thali has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Thali is 249185. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thali covers 149.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thali falls under Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Thali is Dehradun, about 53 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Thali.

Thali is about 33 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thali is in Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Puraula is about 33 km away. Uttarkashi is about 33 km away. Mussoorie is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hudoli (5.0 km), Pujeli (12 km) and Puseli (12 km).

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

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