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About Taratanr Village

Taratanr is a small village in Sarwan tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 263, made up of 138 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taratanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taratanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Sarwan
Pincode 814143
Area (hectares) 31 hectares
Population 263
Male Population 138
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
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 Taratanr compares

By the 2011 count Taratanr is the 110th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 452 residents. Its 31 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Taratanr

Taratanr is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Taratanr 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 Taratanr from other places

Taratanr lies about 13 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Mathurapur railway station, about 6.7 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 Taratanr
Nearest railway station Mathurapur railway station 6.7 km
Nearest town Madhupur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarwan 13 km
District headquarters Deoghar 13 km

Villages closest to Taratanr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarwan 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 263. That makes it the 110th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 452 residents.

Taratanr village has 138 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taratanr has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Taratanr is 814143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taratanr covers 31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Taratanr falls under Sarwan tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Taratanr is Mathurapur railway station, about 6.7 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 Taratanr.

Taratanr is about 13 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taratanr is in Sarwan tehsil of Deoghar district. Mathurapur railway station is about 6.7 km away. Madhupur is about 12 km away. Sarwan is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baratanr (under 2 km), Baratanr Chhit (under 2 km) and Dhanhet (1.7 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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