About Talam Village

Talam is a small village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 490, made up of 246 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talam village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Mungeli
Pincode	495334
Area (hectares)	77.48 hectares
Population	490
Male Population	246
Female Population	244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Talam compares

By the 2011 count Talam is the 141st largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 77.48 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Talam

Talam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Talam as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Talam from other places

Talam lies about 63 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, 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 Talam
Tehsil headquarters	Mungeli	15 km
Nearest railway station	Kargi Road	53 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	63 km

Villages closest to Talam

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

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Common questions about Talam

As per the Census of India 2011, Talam village had a population of 490. That makes it the 141st largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Talam village has 246 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talam has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Talam is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talam covers 77.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Talam falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Talam is Kargi Road, 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Talam.

Talam is about 63 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talam is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 15 km away. Kargi Road is about 53 km away. Bilaspur is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.