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Thala

थाला
Gairsain mandal
Pincode 246431
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
REENA DEVI
Contact: 70****8725
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LGD code
41984
Pincode
246431
Post office
Mehalchauri
Population
202
Households
48
Literacy rate
68.3%
Sex ratio
1196 ♀/1000♂
Workers
78
Distance to district centre
21 km
Distance to mandal centre
3 km
Distance to Dehradun
129 km
Distance to Delhi
256 km
Nearest railway station
Ramnagar · 69 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Mehalchauri · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Thala compares

By population, Thala ranks #77 of 165 villages in Gairsain mandal.

Literacy rate
%
68.3%
+1.5% vs mandal average
Thala
68.3%
Gairsain mandal
66.8%
Chamoli district
71.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,196
+16 vs mandal average
Thala
1,196
Gairsain mandal
1,180
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.6 vs mandal average
Thala
4.2
Gairsain mandal
4.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Thala at a glance

Thala is a village of 202 people in 48 households (Census 2011) in Gairsain tehsil, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, the 77th-largest of 165 villages in Gairsain tehsil. Literacy is 68%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 67% and the sex ratio is 1,196 women per 1,000 men. It lies 21 km from the Chamoli district centre, 14 km from Sirauli, the nearest town, 69 km from Ramnagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246431, served by Mehalchauri post office; the LGD village code is 41984. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Mehalchauri, <1 km away. The sarpanch is REENA DEVI. The population is estimated at 238 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Mehal Chauri

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Thala · this village20268%
Mehargaon · Gairsain62467%0.4 km W
Dhargar · Gairsain18177%0.4 km W
Silangi · Gairsain41179%1.4 km SW
Latu Gair · Gairsain19369%1.4 km NW
Latudhar · Gairsain11675%1.4 km NW
Bausar · Gairsain13875%1.5 km NW

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Key facts — Thala

LGD code
41984
Pincode
246431
Post office
Mehalchauri
Population (Census 2011)
202
Population (projected 2026)
238
Households
48
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1196
Literacy rate
68.3%
Coordinates
29.98943°N, 79.32217°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Karnprayag
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
REENA DEVI
Block / Mandal
Gairsain
Getting there

How to reach Thala

Mandal centre
Gairsain · ≈ 2.8 km
≈ 6 min by car · 7 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chamoli · ≈ 21 km
≈ 44 min by car · 52 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,600 people
Sirauli · ≈ 14 km
≈ 29 min by car · 35 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun129 kmcapital
  • Delhi256 km
  • Kolkata1221 km
  • Mumbai1377 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRamnagar69 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Mehalchauri<1 km
  • ATM / bankUttarakhand Gramin Bank30 km
  • Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum39 km
  • CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry32 km
  • Police stationRudraprayag Police Station47 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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