Skip to main content

About Tarpongi Village

Tarpongi is a large village in Tilda tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,558, made up of 1,265 males and 1,293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 763.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarpongi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarpongi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Tilda
Pincode 493558
Area (hectares) 763.16 hectares
Population 2,558
Male Population 1,265
Female Population 1,293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarpongi compares

By the 2011 count Tarpongi is the 14th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents. Its 763.16 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Tarpongi

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

Tarpongi lies about 29 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Baikunth, about 9.7 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 Tarpongi
Nearest railway station Baikunth 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Tilda 13 km
Nearest town Tilda Newra 14 km
District headquarters Raipur 29 km

Villages closest to Tarpongi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarpongi village had a population of 2,558. That makes it the 14th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents.

Tarpongi village has 1,265 males and 1,293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarpongi has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Tarpongi is 493558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarpongi covers 763.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tarpongi falls under Tilda tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tarpongi is Baikunth, about 9.7 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 Tarpongi.

Tarpongi is about 29 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarpongi is in Tilda tehsil of Raipur district. Baikunth is about 9.7 km away. Tilda is about 13 km away. Tilda Newra is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sardhu (1.7 km), Mohada (2.1 km) and Saguni (3.8 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All