About Tarokhar Village

Tarokhar is a mid sized village in Giriak tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,563, made up of 815 males and 748 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares.

Tarokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarokhar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Giriak
Area (hectares)	144 hectares
Population	1,563
Male Population	815
Female Population	748
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
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 Tarokhar compares

By the 2011 count Tarokhar is the 21st largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents. Its 144 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 942.

Getting to Tarokhar

Tarokhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tarokhar 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 Tarokhar from other places

Tarokhar lies about 23 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Waris Aleganj, about 10 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 Tarokhar
Tehsil headquarters	Giriak	4.0 km
Nearest town	Wāris Alīganj	10 km
Nearest railway station	Waris Aleganj	10 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	23 km

Villages closest to Tarokhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarokhar village had a population of 1,563. That makes it the 21st largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents.

Tarokhar village has 815 males and 748 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarokhar has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Tarokhar covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tarokhar falls under Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tarokhar is Waris Aleganj, about 10 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 Tarokhar.

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

Tarokhar is in Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district. Giriak is about 4.0 km away. Wāris Alīganj is about 10 km away. Waris Aleganj is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.