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About Tal Village

Tal is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 259, made up of 128 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249145
Area (hectares) 50.75 hectares
Population 259
Male Population 128
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
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 Tal compares

By the 2011 count Tal is the 103rd largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 50.75 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Tal

Tal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tal 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 Tal from other places

Tal lies about 27 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 17 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 Dhanaulti 6.5 km
Nearest town Rāipur 13 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 17 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 27 km

Villages closest to Tal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhanaulti 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 259. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Tal village has 128 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tal has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Tal is 249145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tal covers 50.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tal falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Tal is Harrawala, about 17 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 Tal.

Tal is about 27 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tal is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Dhanaulti is about 6.5 km away. Rāipur is about 13 km away. Harrawala is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharwa Katal (under 2 km), Kandi Talli (under 2 km) and Matlau Malla Talla (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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