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About Tara Village

Tara is a small village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13, made up of 7 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tara village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143505
Area (hectares) 87 hectares
Population 13
Male Population 7
Female Population 6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

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 <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 Tara from other places

Tara lies about 32 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Vadala Granthin, about 7.7 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 Vadala Granthin 7.7 km
Nearest town Qadian 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 10 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 32 km

Villages closest to Tara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tara village had a population of 13. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Tara village has 7 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tara has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Tara is 143505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tara covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tara falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Tara is Vadala Granthin, about 7.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tara.

Tara is about 32 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tara is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Vadala Granthin is about 7.7 km away. Qadian is about 10 km away. Batala is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pirowali (under 2 km), Kaler (under 2 km) and Chak Tara (under 2 km).

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

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