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Talekhal observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
Temples near Talekhal
Named places of worship on record
The principal temple recorded for Murbad mandal is Sant Savta Maharaj Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Talekhal itself.
By population, Talekhal ranks #154 of 205 villages in Murbad mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Talekhal ಮಹಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರದ Thane ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Murbad ತಾಲೂಕುದಲ್ಲಿ 489 ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 100 ಕುಟುಂಬಗಳಲ್ಲಿ (2011 ಜನಗಣತಿ) ಇರುವ ಗ್ರಾಮ, Murbad ತಾಲೂಕುದ 205 ಗ್ರಾಮಗಳಲ್ಲಿ 154ನೇ ದೊಡ್ಡದು. ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ 76%, ತಾಲೂಕು ಸರಾಸರಿ 66% ಗಿಂತ 10 ಅಂಕ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಮತ್ತು ಲಿಂಗಾನುಪಾತ 1,000 ಪುರುಷರಿಗೆ 1,055 ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು. ಇದು Thane ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಕೇಂದ್ರದಿಂದ 86 ಕಿ.ಮೀ, ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಪಟ್ಟಣ Nandiwali Tarf Pachanandದಿಂದ 42 ಕಿ.ಮೀ, Vangani ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣದಿಂದ 27 ಕಿ.ಮೀ ಇದೆ (ನೇರ ರೇಖೆ ದೂರ). ಪಿನ್ಕೋಡ್ 421401, Murbad ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ; LGD ಗ್ರಾಮ ಕೋಡ್ 553261. ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆ Tokawade Government Hospital, 14 ಕಿ.ಮೀ ದೂರ. ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು Suvarna Santosh Deshmukh; ಗ್ರಾಮ Gangapur ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿದೆ, ಶಾಸಕ Bumb Prashant Bansilal. 2026ರಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂದಾಜು ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 577, 2011ಕ್ಕಿಂತ 18% ಹೆಚ್ಚು.
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
4 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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