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About Tareta Village

Tareta is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 460, made up of 242 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tareta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tareta village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176204
Area (hectares) 97.59 hectares
Population 460
Male Population 242
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tareta compares

By the 2011 count Tareta is the 122nd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 97.59 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Tareta

The census records public bus service for Tareta 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tareta from other places

Tareta lies about 48 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 21 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 Tareta
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 18 km
Nearest town Chamba 19 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 48 km

Villages closest to Tareta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tareta village had a population of 460. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Tareta village has 242 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tareta has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Tareta is 176204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tareta covers 97.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tareta falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tareta is Nurpur Road, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Tareta.

Tareta is about 48 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tareta is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 18 km away. Chamba is about 19 km away. Nurpur Road is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chachrehr (under 2 km), Reena (under 2 km) and Rehan Khas (under 2 km).

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

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