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About Tharka Village

Tharka is a mid sized village in Shahnagar tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,075, made up of 575 males and 500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352.04 hectares hectares.

Tharka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tharka village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Shahnagar
Area (hectares) 352.04 hectares
Population 1,075
Male Population 575
Female Population 500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tharka compares

By the 2011 count Tharka is the 37th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 933 residents. Its 352.04 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Tharka

Tharka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tharka 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 Tharka from other places

Tharka lies about 77 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Patohan, about 14 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 Tharka
Nearest railway station Patohan 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahnagar 16 km
Nearest town Murwāra 33 km
District headquarters Panna 77 km

Villages closest to Tharka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tharka village had a population of 1,075. That makes it the 37th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 933 residents.

Tharka village has 575 males and 500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tharka has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Tharka covers 352.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tharka falls under Shahnagar tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tharka is Patohan, about 14 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 Tharka.

Tharka is about 77 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tharka is in Shahnagar tehsil of Panna district. Patohan is about 14 km away. Shahnagar is about 16 km away. Murwāra is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thepa (under 2 km), Mahewa (1.8 km) and Bori (1.9 km).

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

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