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About Tarni Village

Tarni is a large village in Pothia tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,007, made up of 1,573 males and 1,434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 587.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Pothia
Pincode 855117
Area (hectares) 587.85 hectares
Population 3,007
Male Population 1,573
Female Population 1,434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tarni compares

By the 2011 count Tarni is the 28th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 587.85 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Tarni

Tarni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tarni as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Tarni from other places

Tarni lies about 88 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Semapur, 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 Tarni
Nearest railway station Semapur 8.6 km
Nearest town Katihar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Pothia 22 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 88 km

Villages closest to Tarni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarni village had a population of 3,007. That makes it the 28th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Tarni village has 1,573 males and 1,434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarni has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Tarni is 855117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarni covers 587.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tarni falls under Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tarni is Semapur, about 8.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tarni.

Tarni is about 88 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarni is in Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district. Semapur is about 8.6 km away. Katihar is about 15 km away. Pothia is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhekipara (1.9 km), Molnapara (1.9 km) and Chhamtia (12 km).

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

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