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About Taloor Village

Taloor is a large village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,032, made up of 1,060 males and 972 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taloor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taloor village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145026
Area (hectares) 260 hectares
Population 2,032
Male Population 1,060
Female Population 972
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taloor compares

By the 2011 count Taloor is the 37th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 260 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Taloor

Taloor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Taloor as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Taloor from other places

Taloor lies about 68 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, 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 Taloor
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 20 km
Nearest town Chamba 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 33 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 68 km

Villages closest to Taloor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taloor village had a population of 2,032. That makes it the 37th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Taloor village has 1,060 males and 972 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taloor has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Taloor is 145026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taloor covers 260 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Taloor falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Taloor is Nurpur Road, about 20 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Taloor.

Taloor is about 68 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taloor is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Nurpur Road is about 20 km away. Chamba is about 21 km away. Pathankot is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alikhan (under 2 km), Bhanwal (under 2 km) and Chak Koshalian (under 2 km).

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

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