About Tharka Village

Tharka is a mid sized village in Lakhipur tehsil, in the district of Goalpara, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,006, made up of 474 males and 532 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,122 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.92 hectares hectares.

Tharka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tharka village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Goalpara
Tehsil	Lakhipur
Area (hectares)	215.92 hectares
Population	1,006
Male Population	474
Female Population	532
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,122
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tharka compares

By the 2011 count Tharka is the 70th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,156 residents. Its 215.92 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Tharka

Tharka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tharka as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tharka from other places

Tharka lies about 44 km from Goalpara. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Tharka
Tehsil headquarters	Lakhipur	8.9 km
Nearest town	Dhubri	27 km
District headquarters	Goalpara	44 km

Villages closest to Tharka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lakhipur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Tharka

As per the Census of India 2011, Tharka village had a population of 1,006. That makes it the 70th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,156 residents.

Tharka village has 474 males and 532 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tharka has about 1122 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Tharka covers 215.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tharka falls under Lakhipur tehsil of Goalpara district in Assam.

The census record for Tharka notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tharka.

Tharka is about 44 km from Goalpara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tharka is in Lakhipur tehsil of Goalpara district. Lakhipur is about 8.9 km away. Dhubri is about 27 km away. Goalpara is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.