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About Tara Village

Tara is a mid sized village in Nakhatrana tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 679, made up of 368 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tara village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Nakhatrana
Pincode 370610
Area (hectares) 236.38 hectares
Population 679
Male Population 368
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tara compares

By the 2011 count Tara is the 56th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents. Its 236.38 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

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 within village. 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 Tara from other places

Tara lies about 32 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Deshalpar, about 6.0 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
Nearest railway station Deshalpar 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakhatrana 18 km
Nearest town Bhuj 27 km
District headquarters Kachchh 32 km

Villages closest to Tara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tara village had a population of 679. That makes it the 56th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Tara village has 368 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tara has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Tara is 370610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tara covers 236.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tara falls under Nakhatrana tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Tara is Deshalpar, about 6.0 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tara.

Tara is about 32 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tara is in Nakhatrana tehsil of Kachchh district. Deshalpar is about 6.0 km away. Nakhatrana is about 18 km away. Bhuj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manjal (under 2 km), Lakshmipur (1.6 km) and Kalyanpar (1.8 km).

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

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