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About Tarari Village

Tarari is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 59, made up of 27 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,185 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 173219
Area (hectares) 22.3 hectares
Population 59
Male Population 27
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,185
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tarari compares

By the 2011 count Tarari is the 350th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 22.3 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Tarari

Tarari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tarari as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Tarari from other places

Tarari lies about 11 km from Shimla. 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 Tarari
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 11 km
District headquarters Shimla 11 km

Villages closest to Tarari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Tarari

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarari village had a population of 59. That makes it the 350th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Tarari village has 27 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarari has about 1185 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Tarari is 173219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarari covers 22.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tarari falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Tarari notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Tarari.

Tarari is about 11 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarari is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Doyam Kag (under 2 km), Kag (under 2 km) and Up Muhal Kyari (2.0 km).

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

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