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About Tarasgaon Village

Tarasgaon is a mid sized village in Charama tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,437, made up of 693 males and 744 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 839.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarasgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarasgaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Charama
Pincode 494224
Area (hectares) 839.54 hectares
Population 1,437
Male Population 693
Female Population 744
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarasgaon compares

By the 2011 count Tarasgaon is the 18th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 997 residents. Its 839.54 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1039.

Getting to Tarasgaon

Tarasgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tarasgaon as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Tarasgaon from other places

Tarasgaon lies about 28 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Dhamtari, about 38 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 Tarasgaon
Nearest town Kānker 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Charama 16 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 28 km
Nearest railway station Dhamtari 38 km

Villages closest to Tarasgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarasgaon village had a population of 1,437. That makes it the 18th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 997 residents.

Tarasgaon village has 693 males and 744 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarasgaon has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Tarasgaon is 494224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarasgaon covers 839.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tarasgaon falls under Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tarasgaon is Dhamtari, about 38 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 <5 km distance for Tarasgaon.

Tarasgaon is about 28 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarasgaon is in Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Kānker is about 12 km away. Charama is about 16 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahawada (2.3 km), Badatola (2.5 km) and Nawagaon Saradhui (2.7 km).

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

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