About Tarkasi Village

Tarkasi is a mid sized village in Budhal tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,732, made up of 913 males and 819 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarkasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarkasi village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Tehsil	Budhal
Pincode	185233
Area (hectares)	287.3 hectares
Population	1,732
Male Population	913
Female Population	819
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	897
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarkasi compares

By the 2011 count Tarkasi is the 32nd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents. Its 287.3 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Tarkasi

Tarkasi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tarkasi as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tarkasi from other places

Tarkasi lies about 4.0 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 54 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 Tarkasi
District headquarters	Rajouri	4.0 km
Nearest town	Rajaori	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Budhal	20 km
Nearest railway station	Dugga	54 km

Villages closest to Tarkasi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarkasi village had a population of 1,732. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents.

Tarkasi village has 913 males and 819 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarkasi has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Tarkasi is 185233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarkasi covers 287.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tarkasi falls under Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Tarkasi is Dugga, about 54 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tarkasi.

Tarkasi is about 4.0 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarkasi is in Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajouri is about 4.0 km away. Rajaori is about 12 km away. Budhal is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.