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About Rankot Talla Village

Rankot Talla is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 38, made up of 20 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rankot Talla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rankot Talla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246155
Area (hectares) 19.9 hectares
Population 38
Male Population 20
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 Rankot Talla compares

By the 2011 count Rankot Talla is the 384th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 19.9 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Rankot Talla

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

Rankot Talla lies about 41 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 52 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 Rankot Talla
Nearest town Pauri 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 33 km
District headquarters Garhwal 41 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 52 km

Villages closest to Rankot Talla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rankot Talla village had a population of 38. That makes it the 384th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Rankot Talla village has 20 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rankot Talla has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Rankot Talla is 246155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rankot Talla covers 19.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rankot Talla falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Rankot Talla is Kotdwara, about 52 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 Rankot Talla.

Rankot Talla is about 41 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rankot Talla is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 14 km away. Lansdowne is about 33 km away. Garhwal is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badda Talla (under 2 km), Batal Bari (under 2 km) and Punder Gaon Talla (under 2 km).

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

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