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About Tarar Village

Tarar is a mid sized village in Nokha tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,638, made up of 862 males and 776 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Nokha
Pincode 802215
Area (hectares) 165 hectares
Population 1,638
Male Population 862
Female Population 776
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarar compares

By the 2011 count Tarar is the 36th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents. Its 165 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Tarar

Tarar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tarar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Tarar from other places

Tarar lies about 53 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Garhnokha, about 4.2 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 Tarar
Tehsil headquarters Nokha 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Garhnokha 4.2 km
District headquarters Rohtas 53 km

Villages closest to Tarar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarar village had a population of 1,638. That makes it the 36th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents.

Tarar village has 862 males and 776 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarar has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Tarar is 802215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarar covers 165 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tarar falls under Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tarar is Garhnokha, about 4.2 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 village for Tarar.

Tarar is about 53 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarar is in Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district. Nokha is about 4.2 km away. Garhnokha is about 4.2 km away. Rohtas is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangahar (under 2 km), Penar (under 2 km) and Dharupur (1.5 km).

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

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