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About Tarag Village

Tarag is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 413, made up of 209 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarag village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 262527
Area (hectares) 419.58 hectares
Population 413
Male Population 209
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarag compares

By the 2011 count Tarag is the 60th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 419.58 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Tarag

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

Tarag lies about 28 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 55 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 Tarag
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Lohaghat 21 km
District headquarters Champawat 28 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 55 km

Villages closest to Tarag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarag village had a population of 413. That makes it the 60th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Tarag village has 209 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarag has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Tarag is 262527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarag covers 419.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tarag falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Tarag is Kathgodam, about 55 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tarag.

Tarag is about 28 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarag is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Pithorāgarh is about 21 km away. Lohaghat is about 21 km away. Champawat is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bunga Mara (under 2 km), Rauteli Mara (under 2 km) and Sukha Baran (under 2 km).

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

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