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About Tarkhankar Village

Tarkhankar is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 63, made up of 29 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,172 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarkhankar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarkhankar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176037
Area (hectares) 33.13 hectares
Population 63
Male Population 29
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,172
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tarkhankar compares

By the 2011 count Tarkhankar is the 127th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 33.13 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Tarkhankar

Tarkhankar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tarkhankar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tarkhankar from other places

Tarkhankar lies about 36 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 16 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 Tarkhankar
Nearest railway station Talara 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 18 km
Nearest town Chamba 25 km
District headquarters Kangra 36 km

Villages closest to Tarkhankar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarkhankar village had a population of 63. That makes it the 127th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Tarkhankar village has 29 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarkhankar has about 1172 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Tarkhankar is 176037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarkhankar covers 33.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tarkhankar falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tarkhankar is Talara, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tarkhankar.

Tarkhankar is about 36 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarkhankar is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Talara is about 16 km away. Baroh is about 18 km away. Chamba is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khajji (under 2 km), Khajurnu (under 2 km) and Malmunhu (1.9 km).

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

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