Village · Seoni, Shimla # Talah Talah is a village in Seoni sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171109. The 2011 Census counted 137 people in 24 households, the 109th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%. - 137 people (2011) - 24 households - 75.0% literacy - 171109 PIN code ## Talah PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Talah is 171109. Talah falls in Seoni sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171109 - Community development block Basantpur - Census village code 024143 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Talah from nearby towns? - Seoni (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 70 km by road - Seoni (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Talah? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Talah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kogli - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Seoni - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shimla - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Talah known for? The main crops are wheat, maize and paddy. About 10% of the 130 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Talah Of every 100 households in Talah in 2011, 100 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Talah · ■ Seoni rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 99% - Toilet within the home 87% 90% - No toilet (open defecation) 13% 10% - Tap water 100% 96% - Drinking water within premises 0% 67% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 13% 16% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 87% 82% - Use banking services 48% 87% - Television 61% 75% - Mobile phone 74% 77% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 4% 3% - Car / jeep / van 0% 5% - None of these assets 13% 6% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Talah? ■ Talah · ■ Seoni rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 75.0% 85.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 903 1014 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 545 959 - Working population 63.5% 60.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.0% for men and 67.8% for women. 58% of men and 69% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 51 (59%) · ■ Household industry 2 (2%) · ■ Other work 12 (14%) · ■ Marginal 22 (25%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Seoni - Nalawan 142 people - Chanarri 140 people - Kayalu 138 people - Malgi 137 people - Seung 135 people - Tabhog 135 people - Jamu 134 people - Bagri 132 people All 235 villages in Seoni ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Talah? 171109 - How far is Talah from Shimla? 70 km by road - What is the population of Talah? 137 (Census 2011) - Which district is Talah in? Shimla district (Seoni sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Talah? 75.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/seoni/talah/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.