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About Talnar Village

Talnar is a large village in Chhindgarh tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,566, made up of 1,210 males and 1,356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1657.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talnar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talnar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Chhindgarh
Pincode 494115
Area (hectares) 1657.44 hectares
Population 2,566
Male Population 1,210
Female Population 1,356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,121
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Talnar compares

By the 2011 count Talnar is the 4th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 1657.44 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1096.

Getting to Talnar

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

Talnar lies about 34 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kamalur, about 14 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 Talnar
Nearest railway station Kamalur 14 km
Nearest town Bacheli 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhindgarh 34 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 34 km

Villages closest to Talnar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Talnar village had a population of 2,566. That makes it the 4th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Talnar village has 1,210 males and 1,356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talnar has about 1121 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1096.

The pincode recorded for Talnar is 494115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talnar covers 1657.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Talnar falls under Chhindgarh tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Talnar is Kamalur, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Talnar.

Talnar is about 34 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talnar is in Chhindgarh tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Kamalur is about 14 km away. Bacheli is about 30 km away. Chhindgarh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chidpal (12 km), Phandiwar (12 km) and Ganjenar (30 km).

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

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