About Taras Village

Taras is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 460, made up of 217 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taras Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taras village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Baijnath
Pincode	176125
Area (hectares)	90.15 hectares
Population	460
Male Population	217
Female Population	243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,120
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Taras compares

By the 2011 count Taras is the 73rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 90.15 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Taras

Taras is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Taras 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Taras from other places

Taras lies about 37 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Paprola, about 4.4 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 Taras
Tehsil headquarters	Baijnath	4.1 km
Nearest railway station	Baijnath Paprola	4.4 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	35 km
District headquarters	Kangra	37 km

Villages closest to Taras

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taras village had a population of 460. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Taras village has 217 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taras has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Taras is 176125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taras covers 90.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taras falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Taras is Baijnath Paprola, about 4.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Taras.

Taras is about 37 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taras is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Baijnath is about 4.1 km away. Baijnath Paprola is about 4.4 km away. Dharamsala is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.