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About Tala Village

Tala is a mid sized village in Kalna II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,461, made up of 733 males and 728 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Kalna II
Pincode 713122
Area (hectares) 119.29 hectares
Population 1,461
Male Population 733
Female Population 728
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tala compares

By the 2011 count Tala is the 45th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents. Its 119.29 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Tala

Tala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tala as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tala from other places

Tala lies about 1.7 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Barddhaman Junction, about under 2 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 Tala
Nearest railway station Barddhaman Junction under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalna II 1.7 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 1.7 km
Nearest town Barddhamān 1.7 km

Villages closest to Tala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kalna II 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 Tala

As per the Census of India 2011, Tala village had a population of 1,461. That makes it the 45th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents.

Tala village has 733 males and 728 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tala has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Tala is 713122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tala covers 119.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tala falls under Kalna II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tala is Barddhaman Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tala.

Tala is about 1.7 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tala is in Kalna II tehsil of Barddhaman district. Barddhaman Junction is about under 2 km away. Kalna II is about 1.7 km away. Barddhaman is about 1.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ara (under 2 km), Patilpara (2.3 km) and Goda Gobindabati (3.1 km).

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

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