About Tarekela Village

Tarekela is a mid sized village in Pithora tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,336, made up of 679 males and 657 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 518.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarekela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarekela village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Mahasamund
Tehsil	Pithora
Pincode	497449
Area (hectares)	518.94 hectares
Population	1,336
Male Population	679
Female Population	657
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarekela compares

By the 2011 count Tarekela is the 32nd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 518.94 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 1036.

Getting to Tarekela

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

Tarekela lies about 79 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 57 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 Tarekela
Nearest town	Saraipali	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pithora	33 km
Nearest railway station	Komakhan railway station	57 km
District headquarters	Mahasamund	79 km

Villages closest to Tarekela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarekela village had a population of 1,336. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Tarekela village has 679 males and 657 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarekela has about 968 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 1036.

The pincode recorded for Tarekela is 497449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarekela covers 518.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tarekela falls under Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tarekela is Komakhan railway station, about 57 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 Tarekela.

Tarekela is about 79 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarekela is in Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 22 km away. Pithora is about 33 km away. Komakhan railway station is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.