About Taratanr Village

Taratanr is a large village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,401, made up of 1,757 males and 1,644 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 550 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815302, 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	Gande
Pincode	815302
Area (hectares)	550 hectares
Population	3,401
Male Population	1,757
Female Population	1,644
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Taratanr compares

By the 2011 count Taratanr is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 550 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Taratanr

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

Taratanr lies about 12 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Salaia, about 9.1 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
Nearest railway station	Salaia	9.1 km
District headquarters	Giridih	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gande	21 km

Villages closest to Taratanr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taratanr village had a population of 3,401. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Taratanr village has 1,757 males and 1,644 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taratanr has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Taratanr is 815302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taratanr covers 550 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Taratanr falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Taratanr is Salaia, about 9.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Taratanr.

Taratanr is about 12 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 Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Salaia is about 9.1 km away. Giridih is about 12 km away. Gande is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.