About Tara Village

Tara is a large village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,083, made up of 1,059 males and 1,024 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 986 hectares hectares.

Tara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tara village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Betul
Tehsil	Shahpur
Area (hectares)	986 hectares
Population	2,083
Male Population	1,059
Female Population	1,024
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tara compares

By the 2011 count Tara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 852 residents. Its 986 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Tara

Tara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 32 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Barbatpur, about 26 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
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	25 km
Nearest railway station	Barbatpur	26 km
District headquarters	Betul	32 km
Nearest town	Betūl	32 km

Villages closest to Tara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahpur 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 2,083. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 852 residents.

Tara village has 1,059 males and 1,024 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tara has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

Tara covers 986 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tara falls under Shahpur tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tara is Barbatpur, about 26 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 village for Tara.

Tara is about 32 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tara is in Shahpur tehsil of Betul district. Shahpur is about 25 km away. Barbatpur is about 26 km away. Betul is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.