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About Talian Village

Talian is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 439, made up of 215 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talian village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176023
Area (hectares) 82.77 hectares
Population 439
Male Population 215
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Talian compares

By the 2011 count Talian is the 87th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 82.77 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Talian

Talian is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Talian 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Talian from other places

Talian lies about 23 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 2.8 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 Talian
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Jawanwala Shahr 2.8 km
District headquarters Kangra 23 km
Nearest town Talwāra 28 km

Villages closest to Talian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Talian village had a population of 439. That makes it the 87th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Talian village has 215 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talian has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Talian is 176023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talian covers 82.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Talian falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Talian is Jawanwala Shahr, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Talian.

Talian is about 23 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talian is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Jawali is about 2.2 km away. Jawanwala Shahr is about 2.8 km away. Kangra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagrur (under 2 km), Bhalowa (under 2 km) and Muriana (under 2 km).

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

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