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About Tal Village

Tal is a mid sized village in Kusmi tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 556, made up of 279 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234.31 hectares hectares.

Tal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tal village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Kusmi
Area (hectares) 234.31 hectares
Population 556
Male Population 279
Female Population 277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 51st largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 234.31 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Tal

Tal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tal as Available within village. 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 124 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Ghunwara Railway Station, about 12 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 Ghunwara Railway Station 12 km
Nearest town Maihar 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Kusmi 24 km
District headquarters Sidhi 124 km

Villages closest to Tal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kusmi 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 556. That makes it the 51st largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Tal village has 279 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tal has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

Tal covers 234.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tal falls under Kusmi tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tal is Ghunwara Railway Station, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Tal.

Tal is about 124 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tal is in Kusmi tehsil of Sidhi district. Ghunwara Railway Station is about 12 km away. Maihar is about 24 km away. Kusmi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhauli (2.1 km), Ganjar (6.0 km) and Pipraha (7.6 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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