About Tarkharwa Village

Tarkharwa is a mid sized village in Meherma tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,025, made up of 556 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarkharwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarkharwa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Meherma
Pincode	813206
Area (hectares)	139 hectares
Population	1,025
Male Population	556
Female Population	469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	844
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 Tarkharwa compares

By the 2011 count Tarkharwa is the 53rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 139 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Tarkharwa

Tarkharwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tarkharwa 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 Tarkharwa from other places

Tarkharwa lies about 23 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Barahat Junction, about 1.9 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 Tarkharwa
Nearest railway station	Barahat Junction	1.9 km
Nearest town	Bānka	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meherma	23 km
District headquarters	Godda	23 km

Villages closest to Tarkharwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarkharwa village had a population of 1,025. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Tarkharwa village has 556 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarkharwa has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Tarkharwa is 813206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarkharwa covers 139 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tarkharwa falls under Meherma tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tarkharwa is Barahat Junction, about 1.9 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 Tarkharwa.

Tarkharwa is about 23 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarkharwa is in Meherma tehsil of Godda district. Barahat Junction is about 1.9 km away. Bānka is about 12 km away. Meherma is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.