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About Tarkori Village

Tarkori is a mid sized village in Dhamdha tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,398, made up of 686 males and 712 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 469.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarkori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarkori village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dhamdha
Pincode 491332
Area (hectares) 469.26 hectares
Population 1,398
Male Population 686
Female Population 712
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarkori compares

By the 2011 count Tarkori is the 51st largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 469.26 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Tarkori

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

Tarkori lies about 39 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Kumhari, about 30 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 Tarkori
Tehsil headquarters Dhamdha 15 km
Nearest town Ahīwāra 17 km
Nearest railway station Kumhari 30 km
District headquarters Durg 39 km

Villages closest to Tarkori

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarkori village had a population of 1,398. That makes it the 51st largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Tarkori village has 686 males and 712 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarkori has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Tarkori is 491332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarkori covers 469.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tarkori falls under Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tarkori is Kumhari, about 30 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 village for Tarkori.

Tarkori is about 39 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarkori is in Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district. Dhamdha is about 15 km away. Ahīwāra is about 17 km away. Kumhari is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohrenga (3.1 km), Thengabhat (4.3 km) and Mohlai (5.3 km).

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

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