Talaja
| Talaja, Gujarat, India તળાજા |
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 Talaja, Gujarat, India
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| Country |  India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Bhavnagar |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
| • Total | 27,822 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati, Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Talaja is a city and a municipality in Bhavnagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat.
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Geography
Talaja is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[2] It has an average elevation of 19 metres (62 feet).
Talaja is located on national Highway No. 8 in between Bhavnagar (50 km) and Mahuva (40 km). It is a Tehsil place which owned Alang – one of the larges ship breaking yard with one the place which have highest tide difference sea area in the world.
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[3] 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 Railways network on Bhavnagar-Mahuva narrow-gauge line. This line was removed during the 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 connects to other cities. It is 24×7 facility.
References
- ↑ http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=547252
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Talaja
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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