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About Tarkera Village

Tarkera is a mid sized village in Kutra tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,600, made up of 839 males and 761 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 414 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarkera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarkera village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Kutra
Pincode 770033
Area (hectares) 414 hectares
Population 1,600
Male Population 839
Female Population 761
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarkera compares

By the 2011 count Tarkera is the 9th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents. Its 414 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Tarkera

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

Tarkera lies about 54 km from Sundargarh. 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 Tarkera
Tehsil headquarters Kutra 12 km
Nearest town Rajgangpur 18 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 54 km

Villages closest to Tarkera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarkera village had a population of 1,600. That makes it the 9th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents.

Tarkera village has 839 males and 761 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarkera has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Tarkera is 770033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarkera covers 414 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tarkera falls under Kutra tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The census record for Tarkera notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tarkera.

Tarkera is about 54 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarkera is in Kutra tehsil of Sundargarh district. Kutra is about 12 km away. Rajgangpur is about 18 km away. Sundargarh is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Biringatoli (19 km) and Jauramunda (19 km).

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

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