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About Taloan Village

Taloan is a large village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,409, made up of 1,215 males and 1,194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 481.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taloan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taloan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar I
Pincode 731216
Area (hectares) 481.7 hectares
Population 2,409
Male Population 1,215
Female Population 1,194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Taloan compares

By the 2011 count Taloan is the 20th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 481.7 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Taloan

Taloan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Taloan as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Taloan from other places

Taloan lies about 23 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, 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 Taloan
Nearest railway station Harinsing 16 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar I 23 km
District headquarters Birbhum 23 km

Villages closest to Taloan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar I 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 Taloan

As per the Census of India 2011, Taloan village had a population of 2,409. That makes it the 20th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Taloan village has 1,215 males and 1,194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taloan has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Taloan is 731216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taloan covers 481.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taloan falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Taloan is Harinsing, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Taloan.

Taloan is about 23 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taloan is in Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Harinsing is about 16 km away. Nalhāti is about 20 km away. Mayureswar I is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kot (4.6 km), Leshpara (8.0 km) and Hosenpur (12 km).

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

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