About Tara Village

Tara is a mid sized village in Mohammad Ganj tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,125, made up of 557 males and 568 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Mohammad Ganj
Pincode	822115
Area (hectares)	175 hectares
Population	1,125
Male Population	557
Female Population	568
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,020
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tara compares

By the 2011 count Tara is the 16th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 175 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Tara

Tara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tara as Available within 5 - 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 Tara from other places

Tara lies about 4.0 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Amlo, about 4.3 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 town	Kāro	2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mohammad Ganj	4.0 km
District headquarters	Palamu	4.0 km
Nearest railway station	Amlo	4.3 km

Villages closest to Tara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohammad Ganj 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 1,125. That makes it the 16th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Tara village has 557 males and 568 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tara has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Tara is 822115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tara covers 175 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tara falls under Mohammad Ganj tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tara is Amlo, about 4.3 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 10+ km distance for Tara.

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

Tara is in Mohammad Ganj tehsil of Palamu district. Kāro is about 2.7 km away. Mohammad Ganj is about 4.0 km away. Palamu is about 4.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.