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About Talhar Village

Talhar is a mid sized village in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 792, made up of 405 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talhar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Ranbir Singh Pora
Pincode 181131
Area (hectares) 122.6 hectares
Population 792
Male Population 405
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Talhar compares

By the 2011 count Talhar is the 70th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents. Its 122.6 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Talhar

Talhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Talhar as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Talhar from other places

Talhar lies about 26 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 20 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 Talhar
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 20 km
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranbir Singh Pora 26 km
District headquarters Jammu 26 km

Villages closest to Talhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ranbir Singh Pora 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 Talhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Talhar village had a population of 792. That makes it the 70th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents.

Talhar village has 405 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talhar has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Talhar is 181131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talhar covers 122.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Talhar falls under Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Talhar is Bari Brahman, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Talhar.

Talhar is about 26 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talhar is in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district. Bari Brahman is about 20 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 23 km away. Ranbir Singh Pora is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohan Pur (under 2 km), Ladwal (under 2 km) and Chak Shera (under 2 km).

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

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