About Taranu Village

Taranu is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 453, made up of 223 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taranu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taranu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Padhar
Pincode	175005
Area (hectares)	128.38 hectares
Population	453
Male Population	223
Female Population	230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,031
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Taranu compares

By the 2011 count Taranu is the 22nd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 128.38 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Taranu

Taranu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Taranu 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 Taranu from other places

Taranu lies about 16 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 25 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 Taranu
District headquarters	Mandi	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Padhar	24 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	25 km

Villages closest to Taranu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taranu village had a population of 453. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Taranu village has 223 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taranu has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Taranu is 175005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taranu covers 128.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taranu falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Taranu is Buffer Stop, about 25 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 Taranu.

Taranu is about 16 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taranu is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 16 km away. Padhar is about 24 km away. Buffer Stop is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.