About Taraju Village

Taraju is a mid sized village in Lakhanpur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,394, made up of 705 males and 689 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 529.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taraju Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taraju village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Lakhanpur
Pincode	497116
Area (hectares)	529.74 hectares
Population	1,394
Male Population	705
Female Population	689
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Taraju compares

By the 2011 count Taraju is the 34th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 529.74 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Taraju

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

Taraju lies about 27 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Bishrampur, about 20 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 Taraju
Tehsil headquarters	Lakhanpur	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Bishrampur	20 km
Nearest town	Surajpur	26 km
District headquarters	Surguja	27 km

Villages closest to Taraju

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

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Common questions about Taraju

As per the Census of India 2011, Taraju village had a population of 1,394. That makes it the 34th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Taraju village has 705 males and 689 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taraju has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Taraju is 497116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taraju covers 529.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taraju falls under Lakhanpur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Taraju is Bishrampur, about 20 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 Taraju.

Taraju is about 27 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taraju is in Lakhanpur tehsil of Surguja district. Lakhanpur is about 6.7 km away. Bishrampur is about 20 km away. Surajpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.