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About Tala Village

Tala is a small village in Kusmi tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 168, made up of 90 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.76 hectares hectares.

Tala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tala village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Kusmi
Area (hectares) 102.76 hectares
Population 168
Male Population 90
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tala compares

By the 2011 count Tala is the 107th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 102.76 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Tala

Tala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tala as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 152 km from Sidhi, 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
Tehsil headquarters Kusmi 13 km
Nearest railway station Pakaria Road 15 km
Nearest town Murwāra 35 km
District headquarters Sidhi 152 km

Villages closest to Tala

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 Tala

As per the Census of India 2011, Tala village had a population of 168. That makes it the 107th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Tala village has 90 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tala has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Tala covers 102.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tala falls under Kusmi tehsil of Sidhi 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 5 - 10 km distance for Tala.

Tala is about 152 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tala is in Kusmi tehsil of Sidhi district. Kusmi is about 13 km away. Pakaria Road is about 15 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 Umariya (8.6 km), Ramgarh (9.7 km) and Rampur (12 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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