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About Taraia Village

Taraia is one of the larger villages in Belhar tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,191, made up of 2,712 males and 2,479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 503 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taraia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taraia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Belhar
Pincode 813112
Area (hectares) 503 hectares
Population 5,191
Male Population 2,712
Female Population 2,479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Taraia compares

By the 2011 count Taraia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 503 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Taraia

Taraia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Taraia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Taraia from other places

Taraia lies about 46 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Rajla Halt, about 12 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 Taraia
Nearest railway station Rajla Halt 12 km
Nearest town Jhajha 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Belhar 15 km
District headquarters Banka 46 km

Villages closest to Taraia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taraia village had a population of 5,191. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Taraia village has 2,712 males and 2,479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taraia has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Taraia is 813112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taraia covers 503 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Taraia falls under Belhar tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Taraia is Rajla Halt, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Taraia.

Taraia is about 46 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taraia is in Belhar tehsil of Banka district. Rajla Halt is about 12 km away. Jhajha is about 13 km away. Belhar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tilwaria (1.7 km), Tola Sabaijor (3.4 km) and Semaria (3.8 km).

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

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