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About Tarponga Village

Tarponga is a mid sized village in Simga tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 616, made up of 320 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarponga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarponga village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Simga
Pincode 493101
Area (hectares) 206 hectares
Population 616
Male Population 320
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarponga compares

By the 2011 count Tarponga is the 102nd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 206 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Tarponga

Tarponga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tarponga as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Tarponga from other places

Tarponga lies about 60 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 15 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 Tarponga
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Simga 17 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 17 km
District headquarters Raipur 60 km

Villages closest to Tarponga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarponga village had a population of 616. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Tarponga village has 320 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarponga has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Tarponga is 493101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarponga covers 206 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tarponga falls under Simga tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tarponga is Hathbandh, about 15 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 km distance for Tarponga.

Tarponga is about 60 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarponga is in Simga tehsil of Raipur district. Hathbandh is about 15 km away. Simga is about 17 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bisrampur (under 2 km), Limtara (under 2 km) and Dhekuna (1.6 km).

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

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