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About Tarlapal Village

Tarlapal is a mid sized village in Gidam tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 549, made up of 263 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 697.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494556, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarlapal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarlapal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Gidam
Pincode 494556
Area (hectares) 697.98 hectares
Population 549
Male Population 263
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarlapal compares

By the 2011 count Tarlapal is the 43rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 697.98 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Tarlapal

Tarlapal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tarlapal as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Tarlapal from other places

Tarlapal lies about 40 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Dantewara, about 19 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 Tarlapal
Tehsil headquarters Gidam 17 km
Nearest railway station Dantewara 19 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 40 km
Nearest town Bacheli 42 km

Villages closest to Tarlapal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarlapal village had a population of 549. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Tarlapal village has 263 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarlapal has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Tarlapal is 494556. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarlapal covers 697.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tarlapal falls under Gidam tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tarlapal is Dantewara, about 19 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 10+ km distance for Tarlapal.

Tarlapal is about 40 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarlapal is in Gidam tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Gidam is about 17 km away. Dantewara is about 19 km away. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gumalnar (2.4 km), Mofalnar (2.4 km) and Salnar (2.6 km).

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

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