Talen

Talen Taragarh
Talen Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 23°34′N 76°43′E / 23.57°N 76.72°ECoordinates: 23°34′N 76°43′E / 23.57°N 76.72°E
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Rajgarh
Government
• N.P. Talen adhyaksha	Smt.Seema Sanjay Bhattar
Elevation	428 m (1,404 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	12,098
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone code	07371
Sex ratio	9:8 ♂/♀

Talen is a town in Madhya Pradesh.

Geography

Talen is located at 23°34′N 76°43′E / 23.57°N 76.72°E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 428 metres (1404 feet). It comes under the dry area.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Talen had a population of 9098. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Talen has an average literacy rate of 56%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 61%, and female literacy is 35%. In Talen, 20% of the population is under 6 years of age.

30% is between 6 to 21 and remain 50% above 21.

Transport

The town has bus services only during the day time.

• Nearest railway station:-

1. Shujalpur 21 km (on Indore-bhopal track) 2. Pachor 16 km (on guna track)

• Nearest airport

Bhopal 84 km(by train) 115 km (by bus)

References

1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Talen
2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.