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About Tirkadand Village

Tirkadand is a small village in Charama tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 430, made up of 220 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 423.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tirkadand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tirkadand village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Charama
Pincode 496111
Area (hectares) 423.76 hectares
Population 430
Male Population 220
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tirkadand compares

By the 2011 count Tirkadand is the 86th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 997 residents. Its 423.76 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Tirkadand

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

Tirkadand lies about 23 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, about 19 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 Tirkadand
Tehsil headquarters Charama 11 km
Nearest railway station Gudum 19 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 23 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 24 km

Villages closest to Tirkadand

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 Tirkadand

As per the Census of India 2011, Tirkadand village had a population of 430. That makes it the 86th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 997 residents.

Tirkadand village has 220 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tirkadand has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Tirkadand is 496111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tirkadand covers 423.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Tirkadand is Gudum, about 19 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 Tirkadand.

Tirkadand is about 23 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.

Tirkadand is in Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Charama is about 11 km away. Gudum is about 19 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kahadgondi (2.4 km), Ratedih (2.4 km) and Gidhali (3.9 km).

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

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