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About Tarkakhand Village

Tarkakhand is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 964, made up of 480 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 589.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarkakhand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarkakhand village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 497118
Area (hectares) 589.83 hectares
Population 964
Male Population 480
Female Population 484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarkakhand compares

By the 2011 count Tarkakhand is the 39th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 589.83 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 974.

Getting to Tarkakhand

Tarkakhand is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tarkakhand as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Tarkakhand from other places

Tarkakhand lies about 60 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Ambikapur, about 61 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 Tarkakhand
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 12 km
District headquarters Surguja 60 km
Nearest town Ambikāpur 60 km
Nearest railway station Ambikapur 61 km

Villages closest to Tarkakhand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarkakhand village had a population of 964. That makes it the 39th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Tarkakhand village has 480 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarkakhand has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Tarkakhand is 497118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarkakhand covers 589.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tarkakhand falls under Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tarkakhand is Ambikapur, about 61 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 10+ km distance for Tarkakhand.

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

Tarkakhand is in Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district. Balrampur is about 12 km away. Surguja is about 60 km away. Ambikāpur is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghaghara (3.4 km), Jhalariya (3.6 km) and Bathaura (5.2 km).

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

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