About Taraia Village

Taraia is one of the larger villages in Taraiya tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,052, made up of 2,616 males and 2,436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251 hectares hectares.

Taraia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taraia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Taraiya
Area (hectares)	251 hectares
Population	5,052
Male Population	2,616
Female Population	2,436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Taraia compares

By the 2011 count Taraia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents. Its 251 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Taraia

Taraia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Taraia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Taraia from other places

Taraia lies about 26 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Parsa Kerwan Halt, about 6.0 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 Taraia
Tehsil headquarters	Taraiya	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Parsa Kerwan Halt	6.0 km
Nearest town	Marhaura	11 km
District headquarters	Saran	26 km

Villages closest to Taraia

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

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Common questions about Taraia

As per the Census of India 2011, Taraia village had a population of 5,052. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents.

Taraia village has 2,616 males and 2,436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taraia has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Taraia covers 251 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Taraia falls under Taraiya tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Taraia is Parsa Kerwan Halt, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Taraia.

Taraia is about 26 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taraia is in Taraiya tehsil of Saran district. Taraiya is about under 2 km away. Parsa Kerwan Halt is about 6.0 km away. Marhaura is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.