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About Talyakot Village

Talyakot is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 188, made up of 88 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,136 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talyakot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talyakot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249161
Area (hectares) 101.9 hectares
Population 188
Male Population 88
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,136
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 Talyakot compares

By the 2011 count Talyakot is the 156th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 101.9 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 1228.

Getting to Talyakot

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

Talyakot lies about 24 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 41 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 Talyakot
Nearest town Srīnagar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 24 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 24 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 41 km

Villages closest to Talyakot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Talyakot village had a population of 188. That makes it the 156th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Talyakot village has 88 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talyakot has about 1136 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Talyakot is 249161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talyakot covers 101.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Talyakot falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Talyakot is Rishikesh, about 41 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 Talyakot.

Talyakot is about 24 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talyakot is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 11 km away. Devprayag is about 24 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jakher (under 2 km), Kothi Gadhni (under 2 km) and Bhandali (1.8 km).

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

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