About Tar Village

Tar is one of the larger villages in Piro tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,123, made up of 3,197 males and 2,926 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 943 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802182, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Piro
Pincode	802182
Area (hectares)	943 hectares
Population	6,123
Male Population	3,197
Female Population	2,926
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tar compares

By the 2011 count Tar is the 8th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,171 residents. Its 943 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Tar

Tar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Tar from other places

Tar lies about 12 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Jogbani, about 26 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 Tar
Tehsil headquarters	Piro	12 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	12 km
Nearest town	Shahbazpur	24 km
Nearest railway station	Jogbani	26 km

Villages closest to Tar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tar village had a population of 6,123. That makes it the 8th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,171 residents.

Tar village has 3,197 males and 2,926 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tar has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Tar is 802182. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tar covers 943 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tar falls under Piro tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tar is Jogbani, about 26 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tar.

Tar is about 12 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tar is in Piro tehsil of Bhojpur district. Piro is about 12 km away. Bhojpur is about 12 km away. Shahbazpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.