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About Talkar Village

Talkar is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 96, made up of 47 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talkar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176054
Area (hectares) 91.02 hectares
Population 96
Male Population 47
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Talkar compares

By the 2011 count Talkar is the 107th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 91.02 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Talkar

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

Talkar lies about 37 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 5.3 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 Talkar
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 5.3 km
Nearest town Mamun 20 km
District headquarters Kangra 37 km

Villages closest to Talkar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Talkar village had a population of 96. That makes it the 107th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Talkar village has 47 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talkar has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Talkar is 176054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talkar covers 91.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Talkar falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Talkar is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 5.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Talkar.

Talkar is about 37 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talkar is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Baroh is about 4.2 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 5.3 km away. Mamun is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rehr (1.9 km), Bhai (3.1 km) and Bhati (3.1 km).

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

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