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About Tarana Village

Tarana is a mid sized village in Sawer tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,191, made up of 612 males and 579 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378.61 hectares hectares.

Tarana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarana village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Sawer
Area (hectares) 378.61 hectares
Population 1,191
Male Population 612
Female Population 579
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarana compares

By the 2011 count Tarana is the 56th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents. Its 378.61 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Tarana

Tarana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tarana 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tarana from other places

Tarana lies about 24 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Ajnod, about 11 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 Tarana
Tehsil headquarters Sawer 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Ajnod 11 km
Nearest town Bāngarda Chhota 21 km
District headquarters Indore 24 km

Villages closest to Tarana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarana village had a population of 1,191. That makes it the 56th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents.

Tarana village has 612 males and 579 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarana has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Tarana covers 378.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tarana falls under Sawer tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tarana is Ajnod, about 11 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 village for Tarana.

Tarana is about 24 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarana is in Sawer tehsil of Indore district. Sawer is about 5.2 km away. Ajnod is about 11 km away. Bāngarda Chhota is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kajlana (under 2 km), Siloda Buzurg (2.3 km) and Lakhman Khedi (2.4 km).

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

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