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About Talanga Village

Talanga is a large village in Bhadrak Rural tehsil, in the district of Bhadrak, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,121, made up of 1,581 males and 1,540 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 586 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talanga village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Bhadrak
Tehsil Bhadrak Rural
Pincode 756101
Area (hectares) 586 hectares
Population 3,121
Male Population 1,581
Female Population 1,540
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Talanga compares

By the 2011 count Talanga is the 10th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,327 residents. Its 586 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Talanga

Talanga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Talanga as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Talanga from other places

Talanga lies about 6.8 km from Bhadrak, and the nearest railway station is Baudpur, about 3.9 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 Talanga
Nearest railway station Baudpur 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadrak Rural 6.8 km
District headquarters Bhadrak 6.8 km

Villages closest to Talanga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhadrak Rural 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 Talanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Talanga village had a population of 3,121. That makes it the 10th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,327 residents.

Talanga village has 1,581 males and 1,540 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talanga has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Talanga is 756101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talanga covers 586 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Talanga falls under Bhadrak Rural tehsil of Bhadrak district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Talanga is Baudpur, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Talanga.

Talanga is about 6.8 km from Bhadrak in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talanga is in Bhadrak Rural tehsil of Bhadrak district. Baudpur is about 3.9 km away. Bhadrak Rural is about 6.8 km away. Bhadrak is about 6.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalanga (under 2 km), Nalanga (under 2 km) and Barapada (7.3 km).

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

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