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About Talya Village

Talya is a large village in Holalkere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,670, made up of 1,324 males and 1,346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1967.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talya village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Holalkere
Pincode 577527
Area (hectares) 1967.58 hectares
Population 2,670
Male Population 1,324
Female Population 1,346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Talya compares

By the 2011 count Talya is the 8th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 1967.58 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Talya

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

Talya lies about 26 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Amritapura, about 13 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 Talya
Tehsil headquarters Holalkere 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Amritapura 13 km
Nearest town Hosadurga 25 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 26 km

Villages closest to Talya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Talya village had a population of 2,670. That makes it the 8th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Talya village has 1,324 males and 1,346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talya has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Talya is 577527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talya covers 1967.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Talya falls under Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Talya is Amritapura, about 13 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 Talya.

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

Talya is in Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Holalkere is about 9.6 km away. Amritapura is about 13 km away. Hosadurga is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Neralakatte (2.2 km), Sirappanahalli (2.6 km) and Malasingenahalli (2.7 km).

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

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