# Talkat Village, Dodamarg, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Dodamarg, Sindhudurg 

# Talkat

Talkat is a village in Dodamarg sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **964 people in 247 households**, the 21st largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.6%.

- 964people (2011)
- 247households
- 84.2%literacy
- 1,073females per 1,000 males

## Talkat PIN code and other codes

Talkat falls in Dodamarg sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDodamarg
- Census village code566929

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Talkat from nearby towns?

- Kasai (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)58 km by road
- Sawantwadi (nearest town)26 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 Talkat?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Talkat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Banda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dodamarg
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Talkat known for?

The main crops are **rice, coconut and nagli**. About 9% of the 558 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Talkat

Of every 100 households in Talkat in 2011, 94 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Talkat · ■ Dodamarg rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**36%

Tap water ****55%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**89%

Use banking services ****74%**

**67%

Television ****49%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

None of these assets ****29%**

**26%

Own their home ****94%**

**92%

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 Talkat?

■ Talkat · ■ Dodamarg rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.2%**

**82.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1073**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**911

Working population ****37.0%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 79.6% for women. 53% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 29 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 141 (39%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 101 (28%) · **■** Marginal 80 (22%)

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 Dodamarg

- Ambadgaon1,117 people
- Zolambe1,104 people
- Ghotge981 people
- Ghotgewadi969 people
- Kalane951 people
- Virdi943 people
- Kolzar823 people
- Ker774 people

[All 62 villages in Dodamarg](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/dodamarg/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Talkat from Oras Bk.?58 km by road
- What is the population of Talkat?964 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Talkat in?Sindhudurg district (Dodamarg sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Talkat?84.2% (Census 2011)