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About Tala Village

Tala is a mid sized village in Pithora tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 691, made up of 346 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493555, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tala village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Pithora
Pincode 493555
Area (hectares) 214.68 hectares
Population 691
Male Population 346
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tala compares

By the 2011 count Tala is the 121st largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 214.68 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Tala

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

Tala lies about 75 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bagbahra, about 55 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 Tala
Tehsil headquarters Pithora 29 km
Nearest town Saraipali 30 km
Nearest railway station Bagbahra 55 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 75 km

Villages closest to Tala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tala village had a population of 691. That makes it the 121st largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Tala village has 346 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tala has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Tala is 493555. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tala covers 214.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tala falls under Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tala is Bagbahra, about 55 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 Tala.

Tala is about 75 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tala is in Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district. Pithora is about 29 km away. Saraipali is about 30 km away. Bagbahra is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baitari (under 2 km), Tilakpur (under 2 km) and Patharla (1.9 km).

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

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