About Tara Village

Tara is a mid sized village in Ghatgaon tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,915, made up of 959 males and 956 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 774 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tara village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Kendujhar
Tehsil	Ghatgaon
Pincode	758027
Area (hectares)	774 hectares
Population	1,915
Male Population	959
Female Population	956
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tara compares

By the 2011 count Tara is the 7th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 774 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Tara

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

Tara lies about 24 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Sitabinji, about 4.9 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 Tara
Nearest railway station	Sitabinji	4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ghatgaon	19 km
District headquarters	Kendujhar	24 km
Nearest town	Keonjhargarh	24 km

Villages closest to Tara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tara village had a population of 1,915. That makes it the 7th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Tara village has 959 males and 956 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tara has about 997 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 1003.

The pincode recorded for Tara is 758027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tara covers 774 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tara falls under Ghatgaon tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Tara is Sitabinji, about 4.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tara.

Tara is about 24 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tara is in Ghatgaon tehsil of Kendujhar district. Sitabinji is about 4.9 km away. Ghatgaon is about 19 km away. Kendujhar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.