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About Taratanr Village

Taratanr is a small village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 151 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,424 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taratanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taratanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Birni
Pincode 825324
Area (hectares) 145.02 hectares
Population 366
Male Population 151
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,424
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 133rd largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 145.02 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

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 72 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chaura BH, about 18 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
Tehsil headquarters Birni 12 km
Nearest town Jamūī 14 km
Nearest railway station Chaura BH 18 km
District headquarters Giridih 72 km

Villages closest to Taratanr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Birni 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 366. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Taratanr village has 151 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taratanr has about 1424 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Taratanr is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taratanr covers 145.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taratanr falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Taratanr is Chaura BH, about 18 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 72 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taratanr is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Birni is about 12 km away. Jamūī is about 14 km away. Chaura BH is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pahariadih (1.9 km), Bishunpur (3.2 km) and Fatehpur (3.5 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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