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About Talon Village

Talon is a small village in Nahan tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 265, made up of 127 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Nahan
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 265
Male Population 127
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Talon compares

By the 2011 count Talon is the 64th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 404 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Talon

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

Talon lies about 17 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 42 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 Talon
Tehsil headquarters Nahan 2.7 km
Nearest town Nāhan 2.7 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 17 km
Nearest railway station Barog 42 km

Villages closest to Talon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Talon village had a population of 265. That makes it the 64th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 404 residents.

Talon village has 127 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talon has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Talon is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talon covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Talon falls under Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Talon is Barog, about 42 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 <5 km distance for Talon.

Talon is about 17 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talon is in Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nahan is about 2.7 km away. Nāhan is about 2.7 km away. Sirmaur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aunli Wala Gada (1.8 km), Kandon Kathar (2.0 km) and Ser Baron (2.3 km).

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

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