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About Tarauna Village

Tarauna is a large village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,564, made up of 1,351 males and 1,213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854327, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarauna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Pincode 854327
Area (hectares) 82 hectares
Population 2,564
Male Population 1,351
Female Population 1,213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tarauna compares

By the 2011 count Tarauna is the 40th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 31 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 922.

Getting to Tarauna

The census records public bus service for Tarauna 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tarauna from other places

Tarauna lies about 30 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Jalalgarh, 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 Tarauna
Tehsil headquarters Amour 10 km
Nearest railway station Jalalgarh 11 km
Nearest town Kasba 19 km
District headquarters Purnia 30 km

Villages closest to Tarauna

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 Tarauna

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarauna village had a population of 2,564. That makes it the 40th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Tarauna village has 1,351 males and 1,213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarauna has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Tarauna is 854327. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarauna covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tarauna falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tarauna is Jalalgarh, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Tarauna.

Tarauna is about 30 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarauna is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 10 km away. Jalalgarh is about 11 km away. Kasba is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangaili (under 2 km), Jamira (1.7 km) and Pothia (2.1 km).

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

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