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About Tatal Village

Tatal is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 160, made up of 81 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tatal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tatal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176200
Area (hectares) 82.01 hectares
Population 160
Male Population 81
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tatal compares

By the 2011 count Tatal is the 261st largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 82.01 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Tatal

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

Tatal lies about 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 8.6 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 Tatal
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 9.4 km
Nearest town Mamun 27 km
District headquarters Kangra 34 km

Villages closest to Tatal

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 Tatal

As per the Census of India 2011, Tatal village had a population of 160. That makes it the 261st largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Tatal village has 81 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tatal has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Tatal is 176200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tatal covers 82.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Tatal is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 8.6 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 Tatal.

Tatal is about 34 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tatal is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 8.6 km away. Nurpur is about 9.4 km away. Mamun is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mehlri (under 2 km), Saprola (under 2 km) and Basa Kardbalan (under 2 km).

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

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