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About Taleh Village

Taleh is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 114, made up of 59 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taleh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taleh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176203
Area (hectares) 42.11 hectares
Population 114
Male Population 59
Female Population 55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
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 Taleh compares

By the 2011 count Taleh is the 296th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 42.11 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Taleh

Taleh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Taleh 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 Taleh from other places

Taleh lies about 45 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 12 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 Taleh
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 12 km
Nearest town Mamun 23 km
District headquarters Kangra 45 km

Villages closest to Taleh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taleh village had a population of 114. That makes it the 296th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Taleh village has 59 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taleh has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Taleh is 176203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taleh covers 42.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taleh falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Taleh is Nurpur Road, about 12 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 Taleh.

Taleh is about 45 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taleh is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 8.8 km away. Nurpur Road is about 12 km away. Mamun 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 Chho (under 2 km), Niar (under 2 km) and Kukher (under 2 km).

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

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