About Taranpur Village

Taranpur is a mid sized village in Paliganj tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,777, made up of 905 males and 872 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taranpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taranpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Paliganj
Pincode	801110
Area (hectares)	137.19 hectares
Population	1,777
Male Population	905
Female Population	872
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
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 Taranpur compares

By the 2011 count Taranpur is the 48th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents. Its 137.19 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Taranpur

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

Taranpur lies about 50 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad, about 22 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 Taranpur
Tehsil headquarters	Paliganj	5.7 km
Nearest town	Arwal	12 km
Nearest railway station	Jehanabad	22 km
District headquarters	Patna	50 km

Villages closest to Taranpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taranpur village had a population of 1,777. That makes it the 48th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents.

Taranpur village has 905 males and 872 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taranpur has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Taranpur is 801110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taranpur covers 137.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Taranpur falls under Paliganj tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Taranpur is Jehanabad, about 22 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 Taranpur.

Taranpur is about 50 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taranpur is in Paliganj tehsil of Patna district. Paliganj is about 5.7 km away. Arwal is about 12 km away. Jehanabad is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.