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About Tarhad Village

Tarhad is a large village in Shirpur tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,687, made up of 1,357 males and 1,330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1535.22 hectares hectares.

Tarhad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarhad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Shirpur
Area (hectares) 1535.22 hectares
Population 2,687
Male Population 1,357
Female Population 1,330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarhad compares

By the 2011 count Tarhad is the 44th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents. Its 1535.22 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Tarhad

Tarhad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tarhad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Tarhad from other places

Tarhad lies about 62 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Vikhran Road, about 22 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 Tarhad
Tehsil headquarters Shirpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Vikhran Road 22 km
District headquarters Dhule 62 km

Villages closest to Tarhad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarhad village had a population of 2,687. That makes it the 44th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents.

Tarhad village has 1,357 males and 1,330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarhad has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Tarhad covers 1535.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tarhad falls under Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Tarhad is Vikhran Road, about 22 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 10+ km distance for Tarhad.

Tarhad is about 62 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarhad is in Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district. Shirpur is about 18 km away. Vikhran Road is about 22 km away. Dhule is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarhadi Tarf Tarhad (under 2 km), Jalod (under 2 km) and Ukhalwadi (2.6 km).

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

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