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About Talai Village

Talai is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 124, made up of 57 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,175 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246474, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talai village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246474
Area (hectares) 18.85 hectares
Population 124
Male Population 57
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,175
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Talai compares

By the 2011 count Talai is the 102nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 18.85 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Talai

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

Talai lies about 28 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 82 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 Talai
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 9.9 km
District headquarters Chamoli 28 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 43 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 82 km

Villages closest to Talai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Talai village had a population of 124. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Talai village has 57 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talai has about 1175 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Talai is 246474. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talai covers 18.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Talai falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Talai is Kotdwara, about 82 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 km distance for Talai.

Talai is about 28 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talai is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 9.9 km away. Chamoli is about 28 km away. Srīnagar is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bainital (under 2 km), Koli Talli (under 2 km) and Bhatoli Lagga Top (1.8 km).

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

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