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About Tarkarli Village

Tarkarli is a mid sized village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,780, made up of 877 males and 903 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.48 hectares hectares.

Tarkarli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarkarli village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Malwan
Area (hectares) 103.48 hectares
Population 1,780
Male Population 877
Female Population 903
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarkarli compares

By the 2011 count Tarkarli is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 103.48 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Tarkarli

Tarkarli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tarkarli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Tarkarli from other places

Tarkarli lies about 46 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Kudal, about 20 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 Tarkarli
Tehsil headquarters Malwan 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Kudal 20 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 37 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 46 km

Villages closest to Tarkarli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarkarli village had a population of 1,780. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Tarkarli village has 877 males and 903 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarkarli has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1067.

Tarkarli covers 103.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tarkarli falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Tarkarli is Kudal, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance for Tarkarli.

Tarkarli is about 46 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarkarli is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Malwan is about 6.7 km away. Kudal is about 20 km away. Sāvantvādi 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 Devbag (3.1 km), Wayari (4.6 km) and Kumbharmath (5.9 km).

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

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