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About Tara Garh Village

Tara Garh is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 230, made up of 113 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tara Garh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tara Garh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhattiyat
Pincode 176313
Area (hectares) 322.68 hectares
Population 230
Male Population 113
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tara Garh compares

By the 2011 count Tara Garh is the 70th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 322.68 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Tara Garh

Tara Garh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tara Garh as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Tara Garh from other places

Tara Garh lies about 22 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, 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 Tara Garh
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhattiyat 22 km
District headquarters Chamba 22 km

Villages closest to Tara Garh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tara Garh village had a population of 230. That makes it the 70th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Tara Garh village has 113 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tara Garh has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Tara Garh is 176313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tara Garh covers 322.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tara Garh falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tara Garh is Nurpur Road, 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tara Garh.

Tara Garh is about 22 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tara Garh is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Nurpur Road is about 19 km away. Bhattiyat is about 22 km away. Chamba is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Berian (under 2 km), Hathola (2.0 km) and Chinian (2.1 km).

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

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