About Taraun Village

Taraun is a small village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 122 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taraun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taraun village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Saraiyahat
Pincode	814151
Area (hectares)	79.8 hectares
Population	253
Male Population	122
Female Population	131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,074
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Taraun compares

By the 2011 count Taraun is the 182nd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 79.8 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Taraun

Taraun is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Taraun as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Sugi, Sumeripati, Sundri and Suradabar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Taraun

As per the Census of India 2011, Taraun village had a population of 253. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Taraun village has 122 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taraun has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Taraun is 814151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taraun covers 79.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taraun falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Taraun notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Taraun.

Taraun is in Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.