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About Talai Village

Talai is a small village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 187, made up of 94 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sankrail
Pincode 721135
Area (hectares) 73.01 hectares
Population 187
Male Population 94
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Talai compares

By the 2011 count Talai is the 188th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 73.01 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Talai

Talai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Talai 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sona Kundra, Sonakhali, Sripur and Srirampur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Talai

As per the Census of India 2011, Talai village had a population of 187. That makes it the 188th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Talai village has 94 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talai has about 989 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 993.

The pincode recorded for Talai is 721135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talai covers 73.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Talai falls under Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Talai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Talai.

Talai is in Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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