About Tarni Village

Tarni is a mid sized village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 521, made up of 255 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarni village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Gopikandar
Pincode	814145
Area (hectares)	182 hectares
Population	521
Male Population	255
Female Population	266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,043
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 Tarni compares

By the 2011 count Tarni is the 22nd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 182 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Tarni

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

Tarni lies about 33 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 13 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 Tarni
Tehsil headquarters	Gopikandar	11 km
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	13 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	28 km
District headquarters	Dumka	33 km

Villages closest to Tarni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarni village had a population of 521. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Tarni village has 255 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarni has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Tarni is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarni covers 182 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tarni falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tarni is Harinsing, about 13 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 Tarni.

Tarni is about 33 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarni is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Gopikandar is about 11 km away. Harinsing is about 13 km away. Nalhāti is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.