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About Tharakpur Village

Tharakpur is a mid sized village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 512, made up of 246 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tharakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tharakpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 136.41 hectares
Population 512
Male Population 246
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tharakpur compares

By the 2011 count Tharakpur is the 151st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 136.41 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Tharakpur

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

Tharakpur lies about 128 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, 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 Tharakpur
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Baradwar 37 km
Nearest town Jānjgīr 42 km
District headquarters Raipur 128 km

Villages closest to Tharakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tharakpur village had a population of 512. That makes it the 151st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Tharakpur village has 246 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tharakpur has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Tharakpur is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tharakpur covers 136.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tharakpur falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tharakpur is Baradwar, 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 Tharakpur.

Tharakpur is about 128 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tharakpur is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 6.6 km away. Baradwar is about 37 km away. Jānjgīr is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhuban Kalan (under 2 km), Madhuban Khurd (under 2 km) and Naktidih (1.7 km).

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

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