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About Tal Village

Tal is a mid sized village in Tarhasi tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 735, made up of 373 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tal village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Tarhasi
Pincode 822118
Area (hectares) 118.93 hectares
Population 735
Male Population 373
Female Population 362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tal compares

By the 2011 count Tal is the 41st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 853 residents. Its 118.93 hectares work out to about 6.2 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 948.

Getting to Tal

Tal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Tal from other places

Tal lies about 150 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Bendi, about 26 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 Tal
Nearest railway station Bendi 26 km
Nearest town Lātehār 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarhasi 34 km
District headquarters Palamu 150 km

Villages closest to Tal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tal village had a population of 735. That makes it the 41st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 853 residents.

Tal village has 373 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tal has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Tal is 822118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tal covers 118.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tal falls under Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tal is Bendi, about 26 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 10+ km distance for Tal.

Tal is about 150 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tal is in Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district. Bendi is about 26 km away. Lātehār is about 26 km away. Tarhasi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamal Kerya (3.0 km), Pathakpagar (6.1 km) and Budh Chak (14 km).

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

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