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About Talao Village

Talao is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 60 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talao Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talao village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174001
Area (hectares) 30.32 hectares
Population 118
Male Population 60
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
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 Talao compares

By the 2011 count Talao is the 189th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 30.32 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Talao

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

Talao lies about 48 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 16 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 Talao
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 17 km
Nearest town Baddi 27 km
District headquarters Solan 48 km

Villages closest to Talao

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Talao village had a population of 118. That makes it the 189th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Talao village has 60 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talao has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Talao is 174001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talao covers 30.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Talao falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Talao is Bharatgarh, about 16 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 Talao.

Talao is about 48 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talao is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Bharatgarh is about 16 km away. Nalagarh is about 17 km away. Baddi 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 Bani (under 2 km), Patta (under 2 km) and Chatlog (under 2 km).

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

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