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About Tala Village

Tala is a large village in Chanho tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,186, made up of 1,116 males and 1,070 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 753 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tala village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Chanho
Pincode 829205
Area (hectares) 753 hectares
Population 2,186
Male Population 1,116
Female Population 1,070
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 Tala compares

By the 2011 count Tala is the 19th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,605 residents. Its 753 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Tala

Tala is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tala 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 Tala from other places

Tala lies about 63 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 18 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 Tala
Nearest railway station Pakra 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanho 23 km
Nearest town Khunti 35 km
District headquarters Ranchi 63 km

Villages closest to Tala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tala village had a population of 2,186. That makes it the 19th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,605 residents.

Tala village has 1,116 males and 1,070 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tala has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Tala is 829205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tala covers 753 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tala falls under Chanho tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tala is Pakra, about 18 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 Tala.

Tala is about 63 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tala is in Chanho tehsil of Ranchi district. Pakra is about 18 km away. Chanho is about 23 km away. Khunti is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ara (7.6 km), Karkat (11 km) and Tangar (15 km).

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

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