About Tarawan Village

Tarawan is one of the larger villages in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,607, made up of 4,388 males and 4,219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 628 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Wazirganj
Pincode	805128
Area (hectares)	628 hectares
Population	8,607
Male Population	4,388
Female Population	4,219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarawan compares

By the 2011 count Tarawan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 628 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Tarawan

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

Tarawan lies about 26 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Pura Halt, about 9.5 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 Tarawan
Tehsil headquarters	Wazirganj	8.1 km
Nearest railway station	Pura Halt	9.5 km
Nearest town	Hisua	20 km
District headquarters	Gaya	26 km

Villages closest to Tarawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarawan village had a population of 8,607. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Tarawan village has 4,388 males and 4,219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarawan has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Tarawan is 805128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarawan covers 628 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tarawan falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tarawan is Pura Halt, about 9.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Tarawan.

Tarawan is about 26 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarawan is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Wazirganj is about 8.1 km away. Pura Halt is about 9.5 km away. Hisua is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.