About Taraura Village

Taraura is a large village in Daniawan tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,507, made up of 1,857 males and 1,650 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218 hectares hectares.

Taraura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taraura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Daniawan
Area (hectares)	218 hectares
Population	3,507
Male Population	1,857
Female Population	1,650
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Taraura compares

By the 2011 count Taraura is the 7th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,552 residents. Its 218 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Taraura

Taraura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Taraura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Taraura from other places

Taraura lies about 28 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Daniyawan Junction, about 4.7 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 Taraura
Nearest railway station	Daniyawan Junction	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Daniawan	4.8 km
Nearest town	Hilsa	11 km
District headquarters	Patna	28 km

Villages closest to Taraura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taraura village had a population of 3,507. That makes it the 7th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,552 residents.

Taraura village has 1,857 males and 1,650 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taraura has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Taraura covers 218 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Taraura falls under Daniawan tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Taraura is Daniyawan Junction, about 4.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Taraura.

Taraura is about 28 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taraura is in Daniawan tehsil of Patna district. Daniyawan Junction is about 4.7 km away. Daniawan is about 4.8 km away. Hilsa is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.