About Talekhol Village

Talekhol is a mid sized village in Dodamarg tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,201, made up of 630 males and 571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1341 hectares hectares.

Talekhol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talekhol village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sindhudurg
Tehsil	Dodamarg
Area (hectares)	1341 hectares
Population	1,201
Male Population	630
Female Population	571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Talekhol compares

By the 2011 count Talekhol is the 14th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 1341 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Talekhol

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

Talekhol lies about 34 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Thivim, about 17 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 Talekhol
Tehsil headquarters	Dodamarg	8.3 km
Nearest railway station	Thivim	17 km
Nearest town	Mapusa	25 km
District headquarters	Sindhudurg	34 km

Villages closest to Talekhol

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

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Common questions about Talekhol

As per the Census of India 2011, Talekhol village had a population of 1,201. That makes it the 14th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Talekhol village has 630 males and 571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talekhol has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1040.

Talekhol covers 1341 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Talekhol falls under Dodamarg tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Talekhol is Thivim, about 17 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 Talekhol.

Talekhol is about 34 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talekhol is in Dodamarg tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Dodamarg is about 8.3 km away. Thivim is about 17 km away. Mapusa is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.