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About Talra Village

Talra is a small village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 109, made up of 56 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.83 hectares hectares.

Talra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 48.83 hectares
Population 109
Male Population 56
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Talra compares

By the 2011 count Talra is the 431st largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 48.83 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 926.

Getting to Talra

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

Talra lies about 45 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Saktesgarh, 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 Talra
Nearest town Ahraura 10 km
Nearest railway station Saktesgarh 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 30 km
District headquarters Chandauli 45 km

Villages closest to Talra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Talra village had a population of 109. That makes it the 431st largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Talra village has 56 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talra has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Talra covers 48.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Talra falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Talra is Saktesgarh, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Talra.

Talra is about 45 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talra is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Ahraura is about 10 km away. Saktesgarh is about 12 km away. Chakia is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolharia (6.8 km), Muhiuddinpur (11 km) and Baragaon (11 km).

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

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