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About Tarrak Village

Tarrak is a mid sized village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 934, made up of 491 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarrak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarrak village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Dera Bassi
Pincode 140501
Area (hectares) 208 hectares
Population 934
Male Population 491
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarrak compares

By the 2011 count Tarrak is the 79th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 208 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Tarrak

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

Tarrak lies about 26 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Dapper, about 8.7 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 Tarrak
Nearest railway station Dapper 8.7 km
Nearest town Lālru 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Bassi 11 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 26 km

Villages closest to Tarrak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Bassi 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 Tarrak

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarrak village had a population of 934. That makes it the 79th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Tarrak village has 491 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarrak has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Tarrak is 140501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarrak covers 208 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tarrak falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Tarrak is Dapper, about 8.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tarrak.

Tarrak is about 26 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarrak is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Dapper is about 8.7 km away. Lālru is about 9.3 km away. Dera Bassi is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhawansa (under 2 km), Jandli (under 2 km) and Ambchhapa (under 2 km).

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

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