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About Taraita Village

Taraita is a mid sized village in Sultanganj tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 865, made up of 443 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taraita Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taraita village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sultanganj
Pincode 813213
Area (hectares) 264 hectares
Population 865
Male Population 443
Female Population 422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taraita compares

By the 2011 count Taraita is the 48th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 264 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Taraita

Taraita is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Taraita as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Taraita from other places

Taraita lies about 23 km from Bhagalpur. 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 Taraita
Tehsil headquarters Sultanganj 2.1 km
Nearest town Sultānganj 2.1 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 23 km

Villages closest to Taraita

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taraita village had a population of 865. That makes it the 48th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Taraita village has 443 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taraita has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Taraita is 813213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taraita covers 264 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taraita falls under Sultanganj tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Taraita notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Taraita is about 23 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taraita is in Sultanganj tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Sultanganj is about 2.1 km away. Sultānganj is about 2.1 km away. Bhagalpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masdi (3.3 km), Udhadih (3.7 km) and Nonsar (3.8 km).

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

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