About Tarka Village

Tarka is a large village in Sihawal tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,066, made up of 1,580 males and 1,486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 547 hectares hectares.

Tarka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarka village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Sidhi
Tehsil	Sihawal
Area (hectares)	547 hectares
Population	3,066
Male Population	1,580
Female Population	1,486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarka compares

By the 2011 count Tarka is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 547 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Tarka

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

Tarka lies about 29 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Majhaoli, about 36 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 Tarka
Tehsil headquarters	Sihawal	18 km
District headquarters	Sidhi	29 km
Nearest railway station	Majhaoli	36 km

Villages closest to Tarka

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

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Common questions about Tarka

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarka village had a population of 3,066. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Tarka village has 1,580 males and 1,486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarka has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Tarka covers 547 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tarka falls under Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tarka is Majhaoli, about 36 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 Tarka.

Tarka is about 29 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarka is in Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district. Sihawal is about 18 km away. Sidhi is about 29 km away. Majhaoli is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.