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About Taraigaon Village

Taraigaon is a small village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 407, made up of 214 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taraigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taraigaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Mungeli
Pincode 495330
Area (hectares) 239.79 hectares
Population 407
Male Population 214
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taraigaon compares

By the 2011 count Taraigaon is the 163rd largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 239.79 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Taraigaon

Taraigaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Taraigaon as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Taraigaon from other places

Taraigaon lies about 34 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 28 km away. 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 Taraigaon
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 14 km
Nearest railway station Belha 28 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 34 km

Villages closest to Taraigaon

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

Common questions about Taraigaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Taraigaon village had a population of 407. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Taraigaon village has 214 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taraigaon has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Taraigaon is 495330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taraigaon covers 239.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Taraigaon falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Taraigaon is Belha, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Taraigaon.

Taraigaon is about 34 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taraigaon is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 14 km away. Belha is about 28 km away. Bilaspur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Domanpur (4.7 km), Birgahni (4.9 km) and Totakapa (4.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Taraigaon today is likely to be higher.

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