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About Tarjunga Village

Tarjunga is a mid sized village in Rajim tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 502, made up of 239 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493992, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarjunga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarjunga village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Rajim
Pincode 493992
Area (hectares) 310.57 hectares
Population 502
Male Population 239
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarjunga compares

By the 2011 count Tarjunga is the 88th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents. Its 310.57 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Tarjunga

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

Tarjunga lies about 54 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Mahasamund, about 13 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 Tarjunga
Nearest town Mahāsamund 12 km
Nearest railway station Mahasamund 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajim 22 km
District headquarters Raipur 54 km

Villages closest to Tarjunga

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 Tarjunga

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarjunga village had a population of 502. That makes it the 88th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents.

Tarjunga village has 239 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarjunga has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Tarjunga is 493992. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarjunga covers 310.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tarjunga falls under Rajim tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tarjunga is Mahasamund, about 13 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 Tarjunga.

Tarjunga 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.

Tarjunga is in Rajim tehsil of Raipur district. Mahāsamund is about 12 km away. Mahasamund is about 13 km away. Rajim is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khairjhiti (1.9 km), Gundardehi (2.0 km) and Rajkatti (2.5 km).

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

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