About Tarke Village

Tarke is a small village in Bemetara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 333, made up of 170 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarke village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Bemetara
Pincode	493228
Area (hectares)	80.17 hectares
Population	333
Male Population	170
Female Population	163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarke compares

By the 2011 count Tarke is the 155th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents. Its 80.17 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 1000.

Getting to Tarke

Tarke is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tarke 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 Tarke from other places

Tarke lies about 88 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 49 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 Tarke
Nearest town	Mungeli	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bemetara	26 km
Nearest railway station	Hathbandh	49 km
District headquarters	Durg	88 km

Villages closest to Tarke

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarke village had a population of 333. That makes it the 155th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents.

Tarke village has 170 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarke has about 959 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 1000.

The pincode recorded for Tarke is 493228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarke covers 80.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tarke falls under Bemetara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tarke is Hathbandh, about 49 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 Tarke.

Tarke is about 88 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarke is in Bemetara tehsil of Durg district. Mungeli is about 22 km away. Bemetara is about 26 km away. Hathbandh is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.