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About Tarvan Village

Tarvan is a mid sized village in Bihta tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 718, made up of 360 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90 hectares hectares.

Tarvan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarvan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Bihta
Area (hectares) 90 hectares
Population 718
Male Population 360
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
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 Tarvan compares

By the 2011 count Tarvan is the 68th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,437 residents. Its 90 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Tarvan

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

Tarvan lies about 31 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Pali, about 6.0 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 Tarvan
Nearest railway station Pali 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bihta 6.4 km
Nearest town Bihtā 6.4 km
District headquarters Patna 31 km

Villages closest to Tarvan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarvan village had a population of 718. That makes it the 68th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,437 residents.

Tarvan village has 360 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarvan has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 900.

Tarvan covers 90 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tarvan falls under Bihta tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tarvan is Pali, about 6.0 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 Tarvan.

Tarvan is about 31 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarvan is in Bihta tehsil of Patna district. Pali is about 6.0 km away. Bihta is about 6.4 km away. Bihtā is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parri (under 2 km), Sikaria (under 2 km) and Mathura Pur (under 2 km).

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

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