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About Tarkheda Village

Tarkheda is a mid sized village in Karanja tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 680, made up of 341 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 475.72 hectares hectares.

Tarkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarkheda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Karanja
Area (hectares) 475.72 hectares
Population 680
Male Population 341
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarkheda compares

By the 2011 count Tarkheda is the 80th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 475.72 hectares work out to about 1.4 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, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Tarkheda

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

Tarkheda lies about 72 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Somthan, about 16 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 Tarkheda
Nearest railway station Somthan 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Karanja 17 km
Nearest town Kāranja 17 km
District headquarters Washim 72 km

Villages closest to Tarkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarkheda village had a population of 680. That makes it the 80th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Tarkheda village has 341 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarkheda has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Tarkheda covers 475.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tarkheda falls under Karanja tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Tarkheda is Somthan, about 16 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 km distance for Tarkheda.

Tarkheda is about 72 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarkheda is in Karanja tehsil of Washim district. Somthan is about 16 km away. Karanja is about 17 km away. Kāranja is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nimbha Jahangir (under 2 km), Mugutpur (2.3 km) and Loni (2.3 km).

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

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