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About Tarka Village

Tarka is a mid sized village in Bhaiyathan tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,041, made up of 516 males and 525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 676.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarka village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Bhaiyathan
Pincode 497231
Area (hectares) 676.88 hectares
Population 1,041
Male Population 516
Female Population 525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarka compares

By the 2011 count Tarka is the 52nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 676.88 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Tarka

Tarka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tarka 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. The nearest villages by name are Sirsi, Sonpur, Sudamanagar and Sundarpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Tarka

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarka village had a population of 1,041. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Tarka village has 516 males and 525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarka has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Tarka is 497231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarka covers 676.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tarka falls under Bhaiyathan tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Tarka 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 Tarka.

Tarka is in Bhaiyathan tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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