# Talkesri Village, Babai, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/babai/talkesri/ Village · Babai, Hoshangabad # Talkesri Talkesri is a village in Babai sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,234 people in 244 households**, the 38th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%. - 1,234people (2011) - 244households - 77.0%literacy - 1,050females per 1,000 males ## Talkesri PIN code and other codes Talkesri falls in Babai sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBabai - Census village code487584 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Talkesri from nearby towns? - Babai (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ)35 km by road - Babai (nearest town)13 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Talkesri? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Talkesri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Babai - ○Degree college10+ km · Babai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Talkesri known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 93% of the 939 hectares of village land is sown, and 873 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Talkesri Of every 100 households in Talkesri in 2011, 75 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Talkesri · ■ Babai rural average Electricity for lighting ****75%** **67% Toilet within the home ****57%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **71% Tap water ****16%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****45%** **31% Television ****36%** **27% Mobile phone ****47%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****26%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **39% Own their home ****97%** **97% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Talkesri? ■ Talkesri · ■ Babai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%** **68.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050** **911 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1235** **919 Working population ****45.0%** **41.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.8% for men and 68.4% for women. 61% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 206 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (19%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (5%) · **■** Marginal 210 (38%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Babai - Kharda1,347 people - Mahendrawadi1,309 people - Bachhwada1,279 people - Suwakhedi1,247 people - Khidiya1,076 people - Nagwada1,053 people - Sukkarwada1,041 people - Gol1,040 people [All 106 villages in Babai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/babai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Talkesri from Hoshangabad?35 km by road - What is the population of Talkesri?1,234 (Census 2011) - Which district is Talkesri in?Hoshangabad district (Babai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Talkesri?77.0% (Census 2011)