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About Tarabad Village

Tarabad is a small village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 234, made up of 111 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarabad village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jarmundi
Pincode 814141
Area (hectares) 36.43 hectares
Population 234
Male Population 111
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarabad compares

By the 2011 count Tarabad is the 249th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 36.43 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Tarabad

Tarabad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tarabad as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Tarabad from other places

Tarabad lies about 43 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Madankata Railway Station, about 14 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 Tarabad
Nearest railway station Madankata Railway Station 14 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Jarmundi 34 km
District headquarters Dumka 43 km

Villages closest to Tarabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarabad village had a population of 234. That makes it the 249th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Tarabad village has 111 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarabad has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Tarabad is 814141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarabad covers 36.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tarabad falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tarabad is Madankata Railway Station, about 14 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 village for Tarabad.

Tarabad is about 43 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarabad is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Madankata Railway Station is about 14 km away. Jāmtāra is about 22 km away. Jarmundi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajadih (under 2 km), Dhamni (3.0 km) and Parariatanr (3.0 km).

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

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