Talai is a town and a
nagar panchayat
A nagar panchayat () or town panchayat or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,00 ...
in
Bilaspur district in the
India
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state
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* State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory
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of
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh (; Sanskrit: ''himācāl prādes;'' "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a States and union territories of India, state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen Indian Himalayan ...
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Demographics
India
census
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Talai had a population of 2010 of which males constituted 53% and females 47%. The town's average literacy rate of 71% is higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 68%. In Talai, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
There are three temples dedicated to
Baba Balak Nath
Baba Balak Nath is a Hindu deity, who is worshiped in the North-Indian state of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. Their main temple, known as Deotsidh, is in a cave on the hilltop of Chakmoh village in Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh.
Early life
Baba ...
. It has four schools, three hospitals, a police station, a cricket ground (under construction), four banks and two ATM. Although there is no bus stop, the town has a dozen small hotels and restaurants along with more than 100 Shops.
References
Cities and towns in Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh
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