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About Talamalai Village

Talamalai is a large village in Sathyamangalam tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,828, made up of 2,386 males and 2,442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1337.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638461, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talamalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talamalai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Erode
Tehsil Sathyamangalam
Pincode 638461
Area (hectares) 1337.61 hectares
Population 4,828
Male Population 2,386
Female Population 2,442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Talamalai compares

By the 2011 count Talamalai is the 15th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,578 residents. Its 1337.61 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Talamalai

Talamalai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Talamalai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Talamalai from other places

Talamalai lies about 84 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Kallar, about 34 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 Talamalai
Nearest town Kotagiri 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Sathyamangalam 28 km
Nearest railway station Kallar 34 km
District headquarters Erode 84 km

Villages closest to Talamalai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Talamalai village had a population of 4,828. That makes it the 15th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,578 residents.

Talamalai village has 2,386 males and 2,442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talamalai has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Talamalai is 638461. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talamalai covers 1337.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Talamalai falls under Sathyamangalam tehsil of Erode district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Talamalai is Kallar, about 34 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 - 10 km distance for Talamalai.

Talamalai is about 84 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talamalai is in Sathyamangalam tehsil of Erode district. Kotagiri is about 27 km away. Sathyamangalam is about 28 km away. Kallar 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 Talamalai R F (under 2 km), Talamalai Extn (under 2 km) and Hassanur (14 km).

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

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