About Tarapur Village

Tarapur is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 629, made up of 303 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41 hectares hectares.

Tarapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarapur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Gurua
Area (hectares)	41 hectares
Population	629
Male Population	303
Female Population	326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,076
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarapur compares

By the 2011 count Tarapur is the 111th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 41 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Tarapur

Tarapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tarapur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tarapur from other places

Tarapur lies about 34 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 22 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 Tarapur
Tehsil headquarters	Gurua	7.2 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	8.7 km
Nearest railway station	Ismailpur	22 km
District headquarters	Gaya	34 km

Villages closest to Tarapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarapur village had a population of 629. That makes it the 111th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Tarapur village has 303 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarapur has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Tarapur covers 41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tarapur falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tarapur is Ismailpur, about 22 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 10+ km distance for Tarapur.

Tarapur is about 34 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarapur is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 7.2 km away. Sherghāti is about 8.7 km away. Ismailpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.