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About Tariawan Village

Tariawan is one of the larger villages in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,217, made up of 4,286 males and 3,931 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 444 hectares hectares.

Tariawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tariawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Simri Bakhtiarpur
Area (hectares) 444 hectares
Population 8,217
Male Population 4,286
Female Population 3,931
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tariawan compares

By the 2011 count Tariawan is the 9th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents. Its 444 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Tariawan

Tariawan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tariawan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Tariawan from other places

Tariawan lies about 17 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Simri Bakhtiyarpur, about 5.7 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 Tariawan
Nearest railway station Simri Bakhtiyarpur 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Simri Bakhtiarpur 6.0 km
District headquarters Saharsa 17 km

Villages closest to Tariawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Simri Bakhtiarpur 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 Tariawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Tariawan village had a population of 8,217. That makes it the 9th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents.

Tariawan village has 4,286 males and 3,931 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tariawan has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 901.

Tariawan covers 444 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tariawan falls under Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tariawan is Simri Bakhtiyarpur, about 5.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tariawan.

Tariawan is about 17 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tariawan is in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district. Simri Bakhtiyarpur is about 5.7 km away. Simri Bakhtiarpur is about 6.0 km away. Saharsa is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hamidpur (under 2 km), Turki (under 2 km) and Lagma (1.6 km).

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

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