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About Tamtora Village

Tamtora is a small village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 171 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tamtora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tamtora village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Sarangarh
Pincode 491228
Area (hectares) 111.73 hectares
Population 351
Male Population 171
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tamtora compares

By the 2011 count Tamtora is the 190th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 111.73 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Tamtora

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

Tamtora lies about 59 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Bargarh Road, about 58 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 Tamtora
Tehsil headquarters Sarangarh 16 km
Nearest town Saraipali 17 km
Nearest railway station Bargarh Road 58 km
District headquarters Raigarh 59 km

Villages closest to Tamtora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tamtora village had a population of 351. That makes it the 190th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Tamtora village has 171 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tamtora has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Tamtora is 491228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tamtora covers 111.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tamtora falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tamtora is Bargarh Road, about 58 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 Tamtora.

Tamtora is about 59 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tamtora is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 16 km away. Saraipali is about 17 km away. Bargarh Road is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kargipali (under 2 km), Damdarha (2.5 km) and Ghathora (2.8 km).

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

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