About Tara Village

Tara is a mid sized village in Premnagar tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,291, made up of 641 males and 650 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tara village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Premnagar
Pincode	497116
Area (hectares)	408.68 hectares
Population	1,291
Male Population	641
Female Population	650
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,014
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tara compares

By the 2011 count Tara is the 17th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 408.68 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Tara

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

Tara lies about 56 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Bishrampur, about 46 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 Tara
Tehsil headquarters	Premnagar	16 km
Nearest town	Katghora	42 km
Nearest railway station	Bishrampur	46 km
District headquarters	Surguja	56 km

Villages closest to Tara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tara village had a population of 1,291. That makes it the 17th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Tara village has 641 males and 650 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tara has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 998.

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

Tara covers 408.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tara falls under Premnagar tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tara is Bishrampur, about 46 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 Tara.

Tara is about 56 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tara is in Premnagar tehsil of Surguja district. Premnagar is about 16 km away. Katghora is about 42 km away. Bishrampur is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.