About Tarekela Village

Tarekela is a mid sized village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 707, made up of 355 males and 352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarekela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarekela village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Baramkela
Pincode	496551
Area (hectares)	175.12 hectares
Population	707
Male Population	355
Female Population	352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarekela compares

By the 2011 count Tarekela is the 61st largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 175.12 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

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 5 - 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 Tarekela from other places

Tarekela lies about 54 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Bargarh Road, about 37 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
Tehsil headquarters	Baramkela	16 km
Nearest town	Saraipali	33 km
Nearest railway station	Bargarh Road	37 km
District headquarters	Raigarh	54 km

Villages closest to Tarekela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baramkela 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 707. That makes it the 61st largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Tarekela village has 355 males and 352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarekela has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Tarekela is 496551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarekela covers 175.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tarekela falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tarekela is Bargarh Road, about 37 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 - 10 km distance for Tarekela.

Tarekela is about 54 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarekela is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 16 km away. Saraipali is about 33 km away. Bargarh Road is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.