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About Talla Village

Talla is a mid sized village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 666, made up of 342 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talla village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143102
Area (hectares) 237 hectares
Population 666
Male Population 342
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Talla compares

By the 2011 count Talla is the 207th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 237 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Talla

Talla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Talla as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Talla from other places

Talla lies about 44 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Dera Baba Nanak, about 8.4 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 Talla
Nearest railway station Dera Baba Nanak 8.4 km
Nearest town Batāla 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 34 km
District headquarters Amritsar 44 km

Villages closest to Talla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Talla village had a population of 666. That makes it the 207th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Talla village has 342 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talla has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Talla is 143102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talla covers 237 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Talla falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Talla is Dera Baba Nanak, about 8.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Talla.

Talla is about 44 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talla is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Dera Baba Nanak is about 8.4 km away. Batāla is about 22 km away. Ajnala is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalla Mallian (4.6 km), Akbarpura (9.5 km) and Kuttiwala (10 km).

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

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