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About Talanda Village

Talanda is a large village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,538, made up of 1,823 males and 1,715 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talanda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Falta
Pincode 743504
Area (hectares) 109.73 hectares
Population 3,538
Male Population 1,823
Female Population 1,715
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
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 Talanda compares

By the 2011 count Talanda is the 12th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 109.73 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Talanda

Talanda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Talanda 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Talanda from other places

Talanda lies about 26 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Gurudas Nagar, about 9.4 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 Talanda
Tehsil headquarters Falta 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Gurudas Nagar 9.4 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 9.4 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 26 km

Villages closest to Talanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Falta 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 Talanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Talanda village had a population of 3,538. That makes it the 12th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Talanda village has 1,823 males and 1,715 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talanda has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Talanda is 743504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talanda covers 109.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Talanda falls under Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Talanda is Gurudas Nagar, about 9.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Talanda.

Talanda is about 26 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talanda is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Falta is about 7.8 km away. Gurudas Nagar is about 9.4 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mulpunja (under 2 km), Brihaspatipur (under 2 km) and Narayani (under 2 km).

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

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