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About Taratanr Village

Taratanr is a mid sized village in Nawadih tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,721, made up of 863 males and 858 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 587.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taratanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taratanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Nawadih
Pincode 829144
Area (hectares) 587.85 hectares
Population 1,721
Male Population 863
Female Population 858
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taratanr compares

By the 2011 count Taratanr is the 27th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,962 residents. Its 587.85 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Taratanr

Taratanr is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Taratanr as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Taratanr from other places

Taratanr lies about 138 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Laundh, about 4.2 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 Taratanr
Nearest railway station Laundh 4.2 km
Nearest town Rajauli 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawadih 16 km
District headquarters Bokaro 138 km

Villages closest to Taratanr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taratanr village had a population of 1,721. That makes it the 27th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,962 residents.

Taratanr village has 863 males and 858 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taratanr has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Taratanr is 829144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taratanr covers 587.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taratanr falls under Nawadih tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Taratanr is Laundh, about 4.2 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 <5 km distance for Taratanr.

Taratanr is about 138 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taratanr is in Nawadih tehsil of Bokaro district. Laundh is about 4.2 km away. Rajauli is about 13 km away. Nawadih is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bansi (6.8 km), Ahardih (11 km) and Bhandra (11 km).

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

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