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About Taurahi Village

Taurahi is a small village in Sagma tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 60, made up of 29 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taurahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taurahi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Sagma
Pincode 822121
Area (hectares) 271 hectares
Population 60
Male Population 29
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
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 Taurahi compares

By the 2011 count Taurahi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,900 residents. Its 271 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Taurahi

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

Taurahi lies about 34 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Wyndhamganj, about 12 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 Taurahi
Tehsil headquarters Sagma 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Wyndhamganj 12 km
District headquarters Garhwa 34 km

Villages closest to Taurahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taurahi village had a population of 60. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,900 residents.

Taurahi village has 29 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taurahi has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Taurahi is 822121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taurahi covers 271 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Taurahi falls under Sagma tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Taurahi is Wyndhamganj, about 12 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 Taurahi.

Taurahi is about 34 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taurahi is in Sagma tehsil of Garhwa district. Sagma is about 4.9 km away. Wyndhamganj is about 12 km away. Garhwa 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 Sarda (1.8 km), Lolki (1.8 km) and Sendha (3.3 km).

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

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