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About Talgal Village

Talgal is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 76, made up of 38 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talgal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talgal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Satpuli
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 130.95 hectares
Population 76
Male Population 38
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Talgal compares

By the 2011 count Talgal is the 125th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 130.95 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1227.

Getting to Talgal

Talgal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Talgal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Talgal from other places

Talgal lies about 23 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 34 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 Talgal
Tehsil headquarters Satpuli 13 km
District headquarters Garhwal 23 km
Nearest town Pauri 31 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 34 km

Villages closest to Talgal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Talgal village had a population of 76. That makes it the 125th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Talgal village has 38 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talgal has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1227.

The pincode recorded for Talgal is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talgal covers 130.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Talgal falls under Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Talgal is Kotdwara, about 34 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Talgal.

Talgal is about 23 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talgal is in Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Satpuli is about 13 km away. Garhwal is about 23 km away. Pauri is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gawana Palla (under 2 km), Gawana Talla (under 2 km) and Haluni (1.6 km).

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

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