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About Talau Village

Talau is a mid sized village in Dungla tehsil, in the district of Chittaurgarh, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,131, made up of 586 males and 545 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 538 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 312402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talau village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Chittaurgarh
Tehsil Dungla
Pincode 312402
Area (hectares) 538 hectares
Population 1,131
Male Population 586
Female Population 545
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Talau compares

By the 2011 count Talau is the 28th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,017 residents. Its 538 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Talau

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

Talau lies about 49 km from Chittaurgarh, and the nearest railway station is Bari Sadri, about 12 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 Talau
Tehsil headquarters Dungla 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Bari Sadri 12 km
Nearest town Nīmbāhera 31 km
District headquarters Chittaurgarh 49 km

Villages closest to Talau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Talau village had a population of 1,131. That makes it the 28th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,017 residents.

Talau village has 586 males and 545 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talau has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Talau is 312402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talau covers 538 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Talau falls under Dungla tehsil of Chittaurgarh district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Talau is Bari Sadri, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Talau.

Talau is about 49 km from Chittaurgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talau is in Dungla tehsil of Chittaurgarh district. Dungla is about 7.6 km away. Bari Sadri is about 12 km away. Nīmbāhera 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 Alod (2.3 km), Ala Kheri (2.5 km) and Sangariya (3.0 km).

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

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