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About Talapur Village

Talapur is a mid sized village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 543, made up of 282 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talapur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140001
Area (hectares) 106 hectares
Population 543
Male Population 282
Female Population 261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Talapur compares

By the 2011 count Talapur is the 98th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 892.

Getting to Talapur

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

Talapur lies about 10 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Mianpur, about 10 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 Talapur
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Mianpur 10 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 10 km
Nearest town Ropar 10 km

Villages closest to Talapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur Sahib 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 Talapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Talapur village had a population of 543. That makes it the 98th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Talapur village has 282 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talapur has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Talapur is 140001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talapur covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Talapur falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Talapur is Mianpur, about 10 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 Talapur.

Talapur is about 10 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talapur is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Chamkaur Sahib is about 4.4 km away. Mianpur is about 10 km away. Rupnagar is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhota Gadhram (under 2 km), Rampur Bet (under 2 km) and Bhaku Majra (under 2 km).

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

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