About Taroa Village

Taroa is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,674, made up of 843 males and 831 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares.

Taroa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taroa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Gurua
Area (hectares)	155 hectares
Population	1,674
Male Population	843
Female Population	831
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Taroa compares

By the 2011 count Taroa is the 25th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Taroa

Taroa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Taroa 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 Taroa from other places

Taroa lies about 27 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 14 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 Taroa
Tehsil headquarters	Gurua	2.5 km
Nearest railway station	Guraru	14 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	15 km
District headquarters	Gaya	27 km

Villages closest to Taroa

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 Taroa

As per the Census of India 2011, Taroa village had a population of 1,674. That makes it the 25th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Taroa village has 843 males and 831 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taroa has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Taroa covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Taroa falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Taroa is Guraru, about 14 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 Taroa.

Taroa is about 27 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taroa is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 2.5 km away. Guraru is about 14 km away. Sherghāti is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.