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About Tarau Chak Village

Tarau Chak is a mid sized village in Hathua tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,459, made up of 745 males and 714 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.4 hectares hectares.

Tarau Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarau Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Hathua
Area (hectares) 52.4 hectares
Population 1,459
Male Population 745
Female Population 714
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarau Chak compares

By the 2011 count Tarau Chak is the 53rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents. Its 52.4 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Tarau Chak

Tarau Chak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tarau Chak as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Tarau Chak from other places

Tarau Chak lies about 23 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Phulwaria, about 8.6 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 Tarau Chak
Nearest railway station Phulwaria 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Hathua 9.1 km
Nearest town Mirganj 12 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 23 km

Villages closest to Tarau Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hathua 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 Tarau Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarau Chak village had a population of 1,459. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents.

Tarau Chak village has 745 males and 714 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarau Chak has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Tarau Chak covers 52.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tarau Chak falls under Hathua tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tarau Chak is Phulwaria, about 8.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Tarau Chak.

Tarau Chak is about 23 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarau Chak is in Hathua tehsil of Gopalganj district. Phulwaria is about 8.6 km away. Hathua is about 9.1 km away. Mirganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Chand (under 2 km), Misrauli (under 2 km) and Ratan Chak (under 2 km).

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

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