About Tarku Village

Tarku is a mid sized village in Namchi tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,856, made up of 949 males and 907 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarku Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarku village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	South District
Tehsil	Namchi
Pincode	737134
Area (hectares)	376.31 hectares
Population	1,856
Male Population	949
Female Population	907
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarku compares

By the 2011 count Tarku is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 376.31 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Tarku

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

Tarku lies about 9.6 km from South District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 27 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 Tarku
Tehsil headquarters	Namchi	9.6 km
District headquarters	South District	9.6 km
Nearest town	Gangtok	21 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	27 km

Villages closest to Tarku

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarku village had a population of 1,856. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Tarku village has 949 males and 907 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarku has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Tarku is 737134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarku covers 376.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tarku falls under Namchi tehsil of South District district in Sikkim.

The nearest railway station to Tarku is Darjeeling, about 27 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 10+ km distance for Tarku.

Tarku is about 9.6 km from South District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarku is in Namchi tehsil of South District district. Namchi is about 9.6 km away. South District is about 9.6 km away. Gangtok is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.