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About Telkar Village

Telkar is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 391, made up of 187 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Telkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Telkar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177044
Area (hectares) 59.98 hectares
Population 391
Male Population 187
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Telkar compares

By the 2011 count Telkar is the 45th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 59.98 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Telkar

Telkar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Telkar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Telkar from other places

Telkar lies about 38 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 10 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 Telkar
Nearest railway station Samloti 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 24 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 25 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 38 km

Villages closest to Telkar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Telkar village had a population of 391. That makes it the 45th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Telkar village has 187 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Telkar has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Telkar is 177044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Telkar covers 59.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Telkar falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Telkar is Samloti, about 10 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Telkar.

Telkar is about 38 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Telkar is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Samloti is about 10 km away. Nadaun is about 24 km away. Dharamsala is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malankar (under 2 km), Naghun (2.7 km) and Ghaniyara (3.5 km).

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

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