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About Okhalkanda Talla Village

Okhalkanda Talla is a mid sized village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 743, made up of 391 males and 352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Okhalkanda Talla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Okhalkanda Talla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Dhari
Pincode 263157
Area (hectares) 234.54 hectares
Population 743
Male Population 391
Female Population 352
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 Okhalkanda Talla compares

By the 2011 count Okhalkanda Talla is the 33rd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 234.54 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Okhalkanda Talla

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

Okhalkanda Talla lies about 100 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 16 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 Okhalkanda Talla
Nearest town Kotdwāra 16 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhari 16 km
District headquarters Nainital 100 km

Villages closest to Okhalkanda Talla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Okhalkanda Talla village had a population of 743. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Okhalkanda Talla village has 391 males and 352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Okhalkanda Talla has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Okhalkanda Talla is 263157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Okhalkanda Talla covers 234.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Okhalkanda Talla falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Okhalkanda Talla is Kotdwara, about 16 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 Okhalkanda Talla.

Okhalkanda Talla is about 100 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Okhalkanda Talla is in Dhari tehsil of Nainital district. Kotdwāra is about 16 km away. Kotdwara is about 16 km away. Dhari is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talla Kanda (under 2 km), Bana (under 2 km) and Amadau (7.1 km).

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

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