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About Tallai Village

Tallai is a small village in Dhoomakot tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 133, made up of 61 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,180 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246276, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tallai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tallai village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Dhoomakot
Pincode 246276
Area (hectares) 60.63 hectares
Population 133
Male Population 61
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,180
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 Tallai compares

By the 2011 count Tallai is the 113th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 119 residents. Its 60.63 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1280.

Getting to Tallai

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

Tallai lies about 32 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Virbhadra, about 14 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 Tallai
Nearest railway station Virbhadra 14 km
Nearest town Rishīkesh 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhoomakot 32 km
District headquarters Garhwal 32 km

Villages closest to Tallai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tallai village had a population of 133. That makes it the 113th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 119 residents.

Tallai village has 61 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tallai has about 1180 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1280.

The pincode recorded for Tallai is 246276. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tallai covers 60.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tallai falls under Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Tallai is Virbhadra, about 14 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 Tallai.

Tallai is about 32 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tallai is in Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district. Virbhadra is about 14 km away. Rishīkesh is about 16 km away. Dhoomakot is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panas Talla (1.8 km), Degoli (3.3 km) and Upgaon Talla (3.8 km).

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

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