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About Tarawan Village

Tarawan is a large village in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,891, made up of 2,042 males and 1,849 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307 hectares hectares.

Tarawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Rajpur
Area (hectares) 307 hectares
Population 3,891
Male Population 2,042
Female Population 1,849
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
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 Tarawan compares

By the 2011 count Tarawan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,089 residents. Its 307 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Tarawan

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

Tarawan lies about 73 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Bhabua Road, about 6.7 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 Tarawan
Nearest railway station Bhabua Road 6.7 km
Nearest town Bhabhua 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpur 32 km
District headquarters Rohtas 73 km

Villages closest to Tarawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarawan village had a population of 3,891. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,089 residents.

Tarawan village has 2,042 males and 1,849 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarawan has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Tarawan covers 307 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tarawan falls under Rajpur tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tarawan is Bhabua Road, about 6.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tarawan.

Tarawan is about 73 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarawan is in Rajpur tehsil of Rohtas district. Bhabua Road is about 6.7 km away. Bhabhua is about 21 km away. Rajpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karamkila (under 2 km), Sakhara (under 2 km) and Suara (under 2 km).

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

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