Talaja
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Talaja is a city and a municipality
in Bhavnagar district
in the India
n state
of Gujarat.
Talaja is located on national highway no8 in between Bhavnagar(50 km) and Mahuva(40 km). Its a Tehsil place which owned Alang - one of the larges ship breaking yard with one the place which have higghest tide difference sea area in the world.
, Talaja had a population of 26,187. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Talaja has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 55%. In Talaja, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
network on Bhavnagar-Mahuva narrow-gauge line. This line was removed during early 1990s hence now it is no longer there. The nearest railway Stations are Palitana (40 km), Bhavnagar (54 km) or Mahuva (43 km). It has 108 villages under Talaja taluka.
Talaja has a bus Depot, by which Talaja connecting to other city. It is 24X7 facility.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Bhavnagar district
Bhavnagar district
Bhavnagar is a peninsular district of South-Eastern Gujarat. Bhavnagar city is the administrative headquarters of the district. It had a population of 2,469,630 of which 37.86% were urban as of 2001. It covers an area of over 9940 km²...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of Gujarat.
Geography
Talaja is located at 21.35°N 72.05°E. It has an average elevation of 19 metres (62 feet).Talaja is located on national highway no8 in between Bhavnagar(50 km) and Mahuva(40 km). Its a Tehsil place which owned Alang - one of the larges ship breaking yard with one the place which have higghest tide difference sea area in the world.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Talaja had a population of 26,187. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Talaja has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 55%. In Talaja, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Transport
Talaja had a railway station on the Indian RailwaysIndian Railways
Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....
network on Bhavnagar-Mahuva narrow-gauge line. This line was removed during early 1990s hence now it is no longer there. The nearest railway Stations are Palitana (40 km), Bhavnagar (54 km) or Mahuva (43 km). It has 108 villages under Talaja taluka.
Talaja has a bus Depot, by which Talaja connecting to other city. It is 24X7 facility.