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About Taga Village

Taga is a mid sized village in Datia tehsil, in the district of Datia, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,233, made up of 642 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taga village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Datia
Tehsil Datia
Pincode 475661
Area (hectares) 254.15 hectares
Population 1,233
Male Population 642
Female Population 591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Taga compares

By the 2011 count Taga is the 80th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 254.15 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Taga

Taga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Taga 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Taga from other places

Taga lies about 12 km from Datia, and the nearest railway station is Chirula, 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 Taga
Nearest railway station Chirula 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Datia 12 km

Villages closest to Taga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taga village had a population of 1,233. That makes it the 80th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Taga village has 642 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taga has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Taga is 475661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taga covers 254.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taga falls under Datia tehsil of Datia district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Taga is Chirula, about 4.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Taga.

Taga is about 12 km from Datia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taga is in Datia tehsil of Datia district. Chirula is about 4.3 km away. Datia is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nareta (under 2 km), Gharawa (2.0 km) and Pagra (2.6 km).

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

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