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About Tala Village

Tala is a mid sized village in Shahnagar tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,082, made up of 559 males and 523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 430.85 hectares hectares.

Tala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tala village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Shahnagar
Area (hectares) 430.85 hectares
Population 1,082
Male Population 559
Female Population 523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
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 36th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 933 residents. Its 430.85 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

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 67 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Pakaria Road, about 15 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 Pakaria Road 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahnagar 20 km
Nearest town Murwāra 35 km
District headquarters Panna 67 km

Villages closest to Tala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahnagar 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 1,082. That makes it the 36th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 933 residents.

Tala village has 559 males and 523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tala has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Tala covers 430.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tala falls under Shahnagar tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tala is Pakaria Road, about 15 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 67 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tala is in Shahnagar tehsil of Panna district. Pakaria Road is about 15 km away. Shahnagar is about 20 km away. Murwāra 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 Sarra Kheda (under 2 km), Jursingh (1.9 km) and Donda (3.0 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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