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About Tara Village

Tara is a large village in Amanganj tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,008, made up of 1,010 males and 998 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 522.6 hectares hectares.

Tara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Amanganj
Area (hectares) 522.6 hectares
Population 2,008
Male Population 1,010
Female Population 998
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 the 12th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 522.6 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 905.

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 <5 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 25 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Khajuraho, about 37 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 Amanganj 11 km
District headquarters Panna 25 km
Nearest railway station Khajuraho 37 km

Villages closest to Tara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tara village had a population of 2,008. That makes it the 12th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Tara village has 1,010 males and 998 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tara has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 905.

Tara covers 522.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tara falls under Amanganj tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tara is Khajuraho, about 37 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tara.

Tara is about 25 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tara is in Amanganj tehsil of Panna district. Amanganj is about 11 km away. Panna is about 25 km away. Khajuraho is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jharkhuwa (under 2 km), Vikram Pur (2.1 km) and Durauha (3.3 km).

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

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