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About Tal Village

Tal is a mid sized village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 659, made up of 302 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,182 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246164, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246164
Area (hectares) 192.63 hectares
Population 659
Male Population 302
Female Population 357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,182
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 Tal compares

By the 2011 count Tal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 192.63 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 1259.

Getting to Tal

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

Tal 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 Tal
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 14 km
District headquarters Garhwal 41 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 52 km

Villages closest to Tal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tal village had a population of 659. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Tal village has 302 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tal has about 1182 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Tal is 246164. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tal covers 192.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tal falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Tal 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 Tal.

Tal 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.

Tal is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 14 km away. Garhwal is about 41 km away. Kotdwara is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Athul Talla (under 2 km), Badgaon Talla (under 2 km) and Bagoli Talli (under 2 km).

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

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