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About Taradih Village

Taradih is a mid sized village in Amas tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 722, made up of 364 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares.

Taradih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taradih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Amas
Area (hectares) 52 hectares
Population 722
Male Population 364
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taradih compares

By the 2011 count Taradih is the 51st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Taradih

Taradih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Taradih 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Taradih from other places

Taradih lies about 43 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, about 20 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 Taradih
Tehsil headquarters Amas 3.9 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 19 km
Nearest railway station Rafiganj 20 km
District headquarters Gaya 43 km

Villages closest to Taradih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taradih village had a population of 722. That makes it the 51st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Taradih village has 364 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taradih has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Taradih covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Taradih falls under Amas tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Taradih is Rafiganj, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Taradih.

Taradih is about 43 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taradih is in Amas tehsil of Gaya district. Amas is about 3.9 km away. Sherghāti is about 19 km away. Rafiganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paharpur (under 2 km), Chhotki Chilmi (under 2 km) and Dolaha Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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