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About Tarkhan Kar Village

Tarkhan Kar is a small village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 137, made up of 63 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,175 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176056, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarkhan Kar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarkhan Kar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176056
Area (hectares) 27.84 hectares
Population 137
Male Population 63
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,175
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 Tarkhan Kar compares

By the 2011 count Tarkhan Kar is the 108th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 27.84 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Tarkhan Kar

Tarkhan Kar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tarkhan Kar 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 Tarkhan Kar from other places

Tarkhan Kar lies about 7.1 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 2.0 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 Tarkhan Kar
Nearest railway station Samloti 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 5.2 km
District headquarters Kangra 7.1 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 16 km

Villages closest to Tarkhan Kar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 Tarkhan Kar

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarkhan Kar village had a population of 137. That makes it the 108th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Tarkhan Kar village has 63 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarkhan Kar has about 1175 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Tarkhan Kar is 176056. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarkhan Kar covers 27.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tarkhan Kar falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tarkhan Kar is Samloti, about 2.0 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 Tarkhan Kar.

Tarkhan Kar is about 7.1 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarkhan Kar is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about 2.0 km away. Nagrota Bagwan is about 5.2 km away. Kangra is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ustehr (under 2 km), Kenth Lahr (under 2 km) and Gharnual (under 2 km).

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

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