Tarrakਤਰਰਕ

Where is Tarrak?

Tarrak is a village in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Bassi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039297, and it covers 208 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 934 people in Tarrak: 491 men and 443 women, living in 173 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 208 hectares, the population density works out to about 449 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 902 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 121, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 519 people, about 56 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.29 per cent and women at 67.01 per cent. The census recorded 439 workers, about 47 per cent of the village. Of the 432 main workers, the largest group, 222, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 174 other workers in trade, transport and services and 31 cultivators on their own land. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Tarrak's land. Of the village's 208 hectares, 174 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 153 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (153 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 32 cultivators and 225 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Tarrak is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dera Bassi, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jandli, Seoli, Ambchhapa and Jhawansa.

What is the population of Tarrak?

The population of Tarrak was 934 at the 2011 census, living in 173 households in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Tarrak have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Tarrak has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.