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About Tarra Village

Tarra is a large village in Rajim tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,399, made up of 1,726 males and 1,673 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 794.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Rajim
Pincode 494449
Area (hectares) 794.48 hectares
Population 3,399
Male Population 1,726
Female Population 1,673
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarra compares

By the 2011 count Tarra is the 6th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents. Its 794.48 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Tarra

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

Tarra lies about 27 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Kendri, about 10 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 Tarra
Nearest railway station Kendri 10 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajim 15 km
District headquarters Raipur 27 km

Villages closest to Tarra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarra village had a population of 3,399. That makes it the 6th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents.

Tarra village has 1,726 males and 1,673 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarra has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Tarra is 494449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarra covers 794.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tarra falls under Rajim tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tarra is Kendri, about 10 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 Tarra.

Tarra is about 27 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarra is in Rajim tehsil of Raipur district. Kendri is about 10 km away. Nawāpāra is about 14 km away. Rajim 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 Jamgaon (5.2 km), Parsada (7.4 km) and Barbhatha (7.5 km).

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

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