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About Taregaon Village

Taregaon is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 858, made up of 401 males and 457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,140 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.82 hectares hectares.

Taregaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taregaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 262.82 hectares
Population 858
Male Population 401
Female Population 457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,140
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taregaon compares

By the 2011 count Taregaon is the 94th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 262.82 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Taregaon

Taregaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Taregaon as Available within village. 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 Taregaon from other places

Taregaon lies about 73 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Bamhani Banjar, about 70 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 Taregaon
Nearest town Malajkhand 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 32 km
Nearest railway station Bamhani Banjar 70 km
District headquarters Balaghat 73 km

Villages closest to Taregaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taregaon village had a population of 858. That makes it the 94th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Taregaon village has 401 males and 457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taregaon has about 1140 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

Taregaon covers 262.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taregaon falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Taregaon is Bamhani Banjar, about 70 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Taregaon.

Taregaon is about 73 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taregaon is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Malajkhand is about 14 km away. Baihar is about 32 km away. Bamhani Banjar is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagla (under 2 km), Chhapala Theke (1.7 km) and Chhapla Ryt (1.7 km).

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

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