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About Taran Village

Taran is a large village in Sirdala tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,172, made up of 1,122 males and 1,050 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211 hectares hectares.

Taran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taran village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Sirdala
Area (hectares) 211 hectares
Population 2,172
Male Population 1,122
Female Population 1,050
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taran compares

By the 2011 count Taran is the 20th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents. Its 211 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Taran

Taran is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Taran 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Taran from other places

Taran lies about 19 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Laundh, about 4.1 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 Taran
Nearest railway station Laundh 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirdala 10 km
Nearest town Hisua 11 km
District headquarters Nawada 19 km

Villages closest to Taran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taran village had a population of 2,172. That makes it the 20th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents.

Taran village has 1,122 males and 1,050 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taran has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Taran covers 211 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Taran falls under Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Taran is Laundh, about 4.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Taran.

Taran is about 19 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taran is in Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district. Laundh is about 4.1 km away. Sirdala is about 10 km away. Hisua is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatehpur (2.0 km), Rajanr (2.0 km) and Berri (2.1 km).

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

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