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About Taratgaon Village

Taratgaon is a mid sized village in Pandharpur tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 540, made up of 282 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319 hectares hectares.

Taratgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taratgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Pandharpur
Area (hectares) 319 hectares
Population 540
Male Population 282
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taratgaon compares

By the 2011 count Taratgaon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,434 residents. Its 319 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Taratgaon

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

Taratgaon lies about 80 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Pandharpur, about 21 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 Taratgaon
Nearest town Aklūj 19 km
Nearest railway station Pandharpur 21 km
District headquarters Solapur 80 km

Villages closest to Taratgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taratgaon village had a population of 540. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,434 residents.

Taratgaon village has 282 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taratgaon has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Taratgaon covers 319 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Taratgaon falls under Pandharpur tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Taratgaon is Pandharpur, about 21 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 Taratgaon.

Taratgaon is about 80 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taratgaon is in Pandharpur tehsil of Solapur district. Aklūj is about 19 km away. Pandharpur is about 21 km away. Solapur is about 80 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Avhe (2.4 km), Patvardhan Kuroli (4.0 km) and Ujani (4.2 km).

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

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