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About Tarra Kalan Village

Tarra Kalan is a large village in Beerpur tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,464, made up of 1,273 males and 1,191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3109 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 476335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarra Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarra Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Beerpur
Pincode 476335
Area (hectares) 3109 hectares
Population 2,464
Male Population 1,273
Female Population 1,191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Tarra Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Tarra Kalan is the 9th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,286 residents. Its 3109 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Tarra Kalan

Tarra Kalan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Tarra Kalan 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tarra Kalan from other places

Tarra Kalan lies about 9.9 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Sheopur Kalan, about 10 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 Tarra Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Beerpur 9.9 km
District headquarters Sheopur 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Sheopur Kalan 10 km

Villages closest to Tarra Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Beerpur 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 Tarra Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarra Kalan village had a population of 2,464. That makes it the 9th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,286 residents.

Tarra Kalan village has 1,273 males and 1,191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarra Kalan has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Tarra Kalan is 476335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarra Kalan covers 3109 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tarra Kalan falls under Beerpur tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tarra Kalan is Sheopur Kalan, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Tarra Kalan is about 9.9 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarra Kalan is in Beerpur tehsil of Sheopur district. Beerpur is about 9.9 km away. Sheopur is about 9.9 km away. Sheopur Kalan is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarra Khurd (under 2 km), Daulpura (5.9 km) and Sillipur (6.7 km).

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

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