Village · Bhoranj, Hamirpur
# Talai

Talai is a village in Bhoranj sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176048. The 2011 Census counted 45 people in 15 households, the 257th largest of 273 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%.
- 45 people (2011)
- 15 households
- 82.1% literacy
- 176048 PIN code

## Talai PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Talai is 176048. Talai falls in Bhoranj sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176048
- Community development block Bhoranj
- Census village code 017974

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Talai from nearby towns?
- Bhoranj (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Sarkaghat (nearest town) 20 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Talai?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Talai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Jahu
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Jahu
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sarkaghat
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhoranj
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Talai known for?

The main crops are maize, paddy and wheat. About 92% of the 12 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Talai

Of every 100 households in Talai in 2011, 100 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Talai · ■ Bhoranj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 99%
- Toilet within the home 64% 90%
- No toilet (open defecation) 36% 10%
- Tap water 100% 93%
- Drinking water within premises 36% 67%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 50% 29%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 50% 70%
- Use banking services 79% 94%
- Television 86% 82%
- Mobile phone 50% 68%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 5%
- None of these assets 14% 8%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Talai?

■ Talai · ■ Bhoranj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 82.1% 87.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1143 1147
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 500 907
- Working population 64.4% 45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 68.2% for women. 62% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 17 (59%) · ■ Other work 6 (21%) · ■ Marginal 6 (21%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bhoranj
- Mandetar 56 people
- Samluhi 56 people
- Takauhta Brahmana 51 people
- Kaleri 49 people
- Maira 43 people
- Ropri Nughala 43 people
- Bahli 40 people
- Neri 33 people

All 279 villages in Bhoranj

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Talai? 176048
- How far is Talai from Hamirpur? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Talai? 45 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Talai in? Hamirpur district (Bhoranj sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Talai? 82.1% (Census 2011)

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