About Tara Village

Tara is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 606, made up of 291 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176083, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tara village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176083
Area (hectares)	95.4 hectares
Population	606
Male Population	291
Female Population	315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,082
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tara compares

By the 2011 count Tara is the 86th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 95.4 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Tara

Tara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Tara from other places

Tara lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Patti Rajpura, about 3.3 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 Tara
Nearest railway station	Patti Rajpura	3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	8.5 km
District headquarters	Kangra	25 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	27 km

Villages closest to Tara

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

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Common questions about Tara

As per the Census of India 2011, Tara village had a population of 606. That makes it the 86th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Tara village has 291 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tara has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Tara is 176083. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tara covers 95.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tara falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tara is Patti Rajpura, about 3.3 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 village for Tara.

Tara is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tara is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Patti Rajpura is about 3.3 km away. Palampur is about 8.5 km away. Kangra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.