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About Talpahari Village

Talpahari is a small village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 236, made up of 129 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talpahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talpahari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 80 hectares
Population 236
Male Population 129
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Talpahari compares

By the 2011 count Talpahari is the 235th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 80 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Talpahari

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

Talpahari lies about 18 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Tilbhita, about 19 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 Talpahari
District headquarters Pakur 18 km
Nearest railway station Tilbhita 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 19 km

Villages closest to Talpahari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Talpahari village had a population of 236. That makes it the 235th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Talpahari village has 129 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talpahari has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Talpahari is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talpahari covers 80 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Talpahari falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Talpahari is Tilbhita, about 19 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 Talpahari.

Talpahari is about 18 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talpahari is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Pakur is about 18 km away. Tilbhita is about 19 km away. Maheshpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumaria (under 2 km), Durgapur (4.2 km) and Tasaria (5.3 km).

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

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