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About Taloogarh Village

Taloogarh is a mid sized village in Gandoh tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,089, made up of 568 males and 521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taloogarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taloogarh village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Gandoh
Pincode 182203
Area (hectares) 132.7 hectares
Population 1,089
Male Population 568
Female Population 521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taloogarh compares

By the 2011 count Taloogarh is the 30th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 132.7 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Taloogarh

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

Taloogarh lies about 7.3 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Sumber, about 43 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 Taloogarh
Tehsil headquarters Gandoh 7.3 km
District headquarters Doda 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Sumber 43 km

Villages closest to Taloogarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taloogarh village had a population of 1,089. That makes it the 30th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Taloogarh village has 568 males and 521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taloogarh has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Taloogarh is 182203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taloogarh covers 132.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Taloogarh falls under Gandoh tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Taloogarh is Sumber, about 43 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 Taloogarh.

Taloogarh is about 7.3 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taloogarh is in Gandoh tehsil of Doda district. Gandoh is about 7.3 km away. Doda is about 7.3 km away. Sumber is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Almigangota (under 2 km), Beli Chinalra (under 2 km) and Chalri (under 2 km).

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

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