About Tarar Village

Tarar is one of the larger villages in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,641, made up of 5,725 males and 4,916 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 371 hectares hectares.

Tarar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Sonhaula
Area (hectares)	371 hectares
Population	10,641
Male Population	5,725
Female Population	4,916
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	859
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tarar compares

By the 2011 count Tarar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 371 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Tarar

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

How far is Tarar from other places

Tarar lies about 21 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 3.3 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 Tarar
Nearest railway station	Ghogha	3.3 km
Nearest town	Colgong	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sonhaula	21 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	21 km

Villages closest to Tarar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarar village had a population of 10,641. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Tarar village has 5,725 males and 4,916 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarar has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

Tarar covers 371 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tarar falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tarar is Ghogha, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Tarar is about 21 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarar is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ghogha is about 3.3 km away. Colgong is about 11 km away. Sonhaula is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.