About Tarka Village

Tarka is a mid sized village in Meral tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,114, made up of 570 males and 544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarka village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Meral
Pincode	822114
Area (hectares)	180.38 hectares
Population	1,114
Male Population	570
Female Population	544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarka compares

By the 2011 count Tarka is the 40th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents. Its 180.38 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Tarka

Tarka is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tarka as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Tarka from other places

Tarka lies about 36 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Wyndhamganj, about 6.8 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 Tarka
Nearest railway station	Wyndhamganj	6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meral	25 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	36 km

Villages closest to Tarka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarka village had a population of 1,114. That makes it the 40th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents.

Tarka village has 570 males and 544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarka has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Tarka is 822114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarka covers 180.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tarka falls under Meral tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tarka is Wyndhamganj, about 6.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tarka.

Tarka is about 36 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarka is in Meral tehsil of Garhwa district. Wyndhamganj is about 6.8 km away. Meral is about 25 km away. Garhwa is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.