About Taroud Village

Taroud is a large village in Balod tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,604, made up of 1,310 males and 1,294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 515.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taroud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taroud village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Balod
Pincode	493558
Area (hectares)	515.66 hectares
Population	2,604
Male Population	1,310
Female Population	1,294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Taroud compares

By the 2011 count Taroud is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 515.66 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Taroud

Taroud is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Taroud as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Taroud from other places

Taroud lies about 51 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Balod, about 4.1 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 Taroud
Nearest railway station	Balod	4.1 km
District headquarters	Durg	51 km

Villages closest to Taroud

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taroud village had a population of 2,604. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Taroud village has 1,310 males and 1,294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taroud has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Taroud is 493558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taroud covers 515.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taroud falls under Balod tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Taroud is Balod, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Taroud.

Taroud is about 51 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taroud is in Balod tehsil of Durg district. Balod is about 4.1 km away. Durg is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.