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About Tarapur Village

Tarapur is a large village in Katigora tehsil, in the district of Cachar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,027, made up of 1,561 males and 1,466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.9 hectares hectares.

Tarapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarapur village
Description Value
State Assam
District Cachar
Tehsil Katigora
Area (hectares) 243.9 hectares
Population 3,027
Male Population 1,561
Female Population 1,466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarapur compares

By the 2011 count Tarapur is the 15th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents. Its 243.9 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Tarapur

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

Tarapur lies about 2.2 km from Cachar, and the nearest railway station is Bhasha Shahid, about under 2 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 Tarapur
Nearest railway station Bhasha Shahid under 2 km
Nearest town Silchar under 2 km
District headquarters Cachar 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Katigora 22 km

Villages closest to Tarapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarapur village had a population of 3,027. That makes it the 15th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents.

Tarapur village has 1,561 males and 1,466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarapur has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Tarapur covers 243.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tarapur falls under Katigora tehsil of Cachar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Tarapur is Bhasha Shahid, about under 2 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 <5 km distance for Tarapur.

Tarapur is about 2.2 km from Cachar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarapur is in Katigora tehsil of Cachar district. Bhasha Shahid is about under 2 km away. Silchar is about under 2 km away. Cachar is about 2.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khelma Pt I (3.4 km), Khelma Pt Ii (3.4 km) and Khelma Pt Iii (3.4 km).

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

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