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About Talakpokhari Village

Talakpokhari is a mid sized village in Badampahar tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 548, made up of 259 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,116 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talakpokhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talakpokhari village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Badampahar
Pincode 757047
Area (hectares) 229 hectares
Population 548
Male Population 259
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,116
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Talakpokhari compares

By the 2011 count Talakpokhari is the 28th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 722 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1069.

Getting to Talakpokhari

The census records public bus service for Talakpokhari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Talakpokhari from other places

Talakpokhari lies about 91 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Kendposi, about 20 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 Talakpokhari
Nearest railway station Kendposi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Badampahar 25 km
Nearest town Rairangpur 31 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 91 km

Villages closest to Talakpokhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Talakpokhari village had a population of 548. That makes it the 28th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 722 residents.

Talakpokhari village has 259 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talakpokhari has about 1116 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1069.

The pincode recorded for Talakpokhari is 757047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talakpokhari covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Talakpokhari falls under Badampahar tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Talakpokhari is Kendposi, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Talakpokhari is about 91 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talakpokhari is in Badampahar tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Kendposi is about 20 km away. Badampahar is about 25 km away. Rairangpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banapokharia (under 2 km), Tinaposi (7.0 km) and Ralibeda (12 km).

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

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