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About Tarahua Village

Tarahua is a mid sized village in Makhdumpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,695, made up of 890 males and 805 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarahua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarahua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Makhdumpur
Pincode 804405
Area (hectares) 161 hectares
Population 1,695
Male Population 890
Female Population 805
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tarahua compares

By the 2011 count Tarahua is the 54th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Tarahua

Tarahua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tarahua 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tarahua from other places

Tarahua lies about 15 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Tehta, about 7.5 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 Tarahua
Nearest railway station Tehta 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Makhdumpur 9.0 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 15 km

Villages closest to Tarahua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarahua village had a population of 1,695. That makes it the 54th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Tarahua village has 890 males and 805 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarahua has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Tarahua is 804405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarahua covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tarahua falls under Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tarahua is Tehta, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Tarahua.

Tarahua is about 15 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarahua is in Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Tehta is about 7.5 km away. Makhdumpur is about 9.0 km away. Jehanabad is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaskhori (under 2 km), Harail (1.6 km) and Tilkai (2.1 km).

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

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