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About Tarkha Village

Tarkha is a large village in Narwana tehsil, in the district of Jind, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,433, made up of 1,303 males and 1,130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 634 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 126115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarkha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarkha village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Jind
Tehsil Narwana
Pincode 126115
Area (hectares) 634 hectares
Population 2,433
Male Population 1,303
Female Population 1,130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tarkha compares

By the 2011 count Tarkha is the 69th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,789 residents. Its 634 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Tarkha

Tarkha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tarkha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tarkha from other places

Tarkha lies about 28 km from Jind, and the nearest railway station is Ghaso, about 4.3 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 Tarkha
Nearest railway station Ghaso 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Narwana 9.4 km
Nearest town Narwāna 9.4 km
District headquarters Jind 28 km

Villages closest to Tarkha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarkha village had a population of 2,433. That makes it the 69th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,789 residents.

Tarkha village has 1,303 males and 1,130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarkha has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Tarkha is 126115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarkha covers 634 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tarkha falls under Narwana tehsil of Jind district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Tarkha is Ghaso, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tarkha.

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

Tarkha is in Narwana tehsil of Jind district. Ghaso is about 4.3 km away. Narwana is about 9.4 km away. Narwāna is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kheri Safa (2.5 km), Kabarchha (2.8 km) and Ghaso Khurd (2.8 km).

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

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