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About Taran Village

Taran is a small village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 212, made up of 109 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares.

Taran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taran village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Area (hectares) 94 hectares
Population 212
Male Population 109
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Taran compares

By the 2011 count Taran is the 137th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

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 - 10 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 5 - 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 43 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 11 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 town Arāria 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Araria Court 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Amour 28 km
District headquarters Purnia 43 km

Villages closest to Taran

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amour 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 212. That makes it the 137th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Taran village has 109 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taran has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Taran covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taran falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Taran is Araria Court, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Taran.

Taran is about 43 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taran is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Arāria is about 3.1 km away. Araria Court is about 11 km away. Amour is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makanpur (6.6 km), Karia (15 km) and Dolmalpur (15 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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