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About Tala Village

Tala is a small village in Labpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 142, made up of 69 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, 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 Birbhum
Tehsil Labpur
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 76.12 hectares
Population 142
Male Population 69
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tala compares

By the 2011 count Tala is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 76.12 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

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 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 17 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 5.6 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 Mallarpur 5.6 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 13 km
District headquarters Birbhum 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Labpur 27 km

Villages closest to Tala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Labpur 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 142. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Tala village has 69 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tala has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Tala is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tala covers 76.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tala falls under Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tala is Mallarpur, about 5.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tala.

Tala is about 17 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tala is in Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 5.6 km away. Rampur Hat is about 13 km away. Birbhum 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 Kamarmath (4.5 km), Phalgram (4.7 km) and Kandarkula (5.1 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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