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About Menta Talla Village

Menta Talla is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 243, made up of 107 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,271 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Menta Talla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Menta Talla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246444
Area (hectares) 59.2 hectares
Population 243
Male Population 107
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,271
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 Menta Talla compares

By the 2011 count Menta Talla is the 122nd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 59.2 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Menta Talla

Menta Talla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Menta Talla 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 Menta Talla from other places

Menta Talla lies about 37 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 83 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 Menta Talla
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 8.7 km
District headquarters Chamoli 37 km
Nearest town Almora 58 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 83 km

Villages closest to Menta Talla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tharali 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 Menta Talla

As per the Census of India 2011, Menta Talla village had a population of 243. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Menta Talla village has 107 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Menta Talla has about 1271 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Menta Talla is 246444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Menta Talla covers 59.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Menta Talla falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Menta Talla is Ramnagar, about 83 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 Menta Talla.

Menta Talla is about 37 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Menta Talla is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 8.7 km away. Chamoli is about 37 km away. Almora is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Menta Malla (under 2 km), Salpur (under 2 km) and Jabar Kot (under 2 km).

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

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