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About Taraod Village

Taraod is a large village in Akaltara tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,883, made up of 1,963 males and 1,920 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1048.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taraod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taraod village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Akaltara
Pincode 496113
Area (hectares) 1048.51 hectares
Population 3,883
Male Population 1,963
Female Population 1,920
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Taraod compares

By the 2011 count Taraod is the 7th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,963 residents. Its 1048.51 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Taraod

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

Taraod lies about 15 km from Janjgir Champa. 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 Taraod
Tehsil headquarters Akaltara 4.8 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 15 km

Villages closest to Taraod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taraod village had a population of 3,883. That makes it the 7th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,963 residents.

Taraod village has 1,963 males and 1,920 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taraod has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Taraod is 496113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taraod covers 1048.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taraod falls under Akaltara tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Taraod notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Taraod is about 15 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taraod is in Akaltara tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Akaltara is about 4.8 km away. Janjgir Champa is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rogda (2.0 km), Banahil (3.1 km) and Kirari (3.1 km).

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

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