# Talha Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Talha

Talha is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172027**. The 2011 Census counted **292 people in 62 households**, the 46th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 292people (2011)
- 62households
- 76.0%literacy
- 172027PIN code

## Talha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Talha is 172027.** Talha falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172027
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023816

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Talha from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)110 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)51 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Talha?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Talha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bara Gaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Talha known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 59% of the 164 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Talha

Of every 100 households in Talha in 2011, 100 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Talha · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**26%

Use banking services ****100%**

**87%

Television ****75%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**9%

None of these assets ****5%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**87%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Talha?

■ Talha · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1056**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1211**

**935

Working population ****62.3%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 69.3% for women. 65% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (13%) · **■** Marginal 114 (63%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kumharsain

- Sarahan305 people
- Dethal303 people
- Aur298 people
- Madhawani292 people
- Kopri288 people
- Malendi284 people
- Dakoon278 people
- Lathi276 people

[All 186 villages in Kumharsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Talha?172027
- How far is Talha from Shimla?110 km by road
- What is the population of Talha?292 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Talha in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Talha?76.0% (Census 2011)