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About Taregaon Village

Taregaon is a mid sized village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 528, made up of 264 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491340, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taregaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taregaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Nawagarh
Pincode 491340
Area (hectares) 212.38 hectares
Population 528
Male Population 264
Female Population 264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taregaon compares

By the 2011 count Taregaon is the 120th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 985 residents. Its 212.38 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Taregaon

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

Taregaon lies about 85 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, 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 Taregaon
Tehsil headquarters Nawagarh 8.6 km
Nearest town Bemetāra 22 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 30 km
District headquarters Durg 85 km

Villages closest to Taregaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taregaon village had a population of 528. That makes it the 120th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 985 residents.

Taregaon village has 264 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taregaon has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Taregaon is 491340. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taregaon covers 212.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taregaon falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Taregaon is Hathbandh, 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 <5 km distance for Taregaon.

Taregaon is about 85 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taregaon is in Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. Nawagarh is about 8.6 km away. Bemetāra is about 22 km away. Hathbandh 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 Ruse (under 2 km), Neur (1.7 km) and Katai (1.8 km).

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

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