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About Tatam Village

Tatam is one of the larger villages in Maharajpur tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,494, made up of 2,916 males and 2,578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2156.57 hectares hectares.

Tatam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tatam village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Maharajpur
Area (hectares) 2156.57 hectares
Population 5,494
Male Population 2,916
Female Population 2,578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tatam compares

By the 2011 count Tatam is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents. Its 2156.57 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Tatam

Tatam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tatam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tatam from other places

Tatam lies about 31 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Singhpur Dumra, about 4.5 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 Tatam
Nearest railway station Singhpur Dumra 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Maharajpur 13 km
Nearest town Mahārājpur 13 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 31 km

Villages closest to Tatam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tatam village had a population of 5,494. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents.

Tatam village has 2,916 males and 2,578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tatam has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Tatam covers 2156.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tatam falls under Maharajpur tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tatam is Singhpur Dumra, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Tatam.

Tatam is about 31 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tatam is in Maharajpur tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Singhpur Dumra is about 4.5 km away. Maharajpur is about 13 km away. Mahārājpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajakheda (3.3 km), Fulari (3.4 km) and Mukharra (4.6 km).

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

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