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About Tarighat Village

Tarighat is a mid sized village in Rajim tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,425, made up of 699 males and 726 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 444.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarighat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarighat village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Rajim
Pincode 491229
Area (hectares) 444.8 hectares
Population 1,425
Male Population 699
Female Population 726
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarighat compares

By the 2011 count Tarighat is the 40th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents. Its 444.8 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Tarighat

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

Tarighat lies about 54 km from Raipur. 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 Tarighat
Tehsil headquarters Rajim 15 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 17 km
District headquarters Raipur 54 km

Villages closest to Tarighat

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 Tarighat

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarighat village had a population of 1,425. That makes it the 40th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents.

Tarighat village has 699 males and 726 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarighat has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Tarighat is 491229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarighat covers 444.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tarighat falls under Rajim tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Tarighat notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Tarighat.

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

Tarighat is in Rajim tehsil of Raipur district. Rajim is about 15 km away. Nawāpāra is about 17 km away. Raipur is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kundel (under 2 km), Sirrikhurd (under 2 km) and Khuteri (2.3 km).

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

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