About Tara Village

Tara is a large village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,160, made up of 1,111 males and 1,049 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Jamua
Pincode	815318
Area (hectares)	416.22 hectares
Population	2,160
Male Population	1,111
Female Population	1,049
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tara compares

By the 2011 count Tara is the 22nd largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 416.22 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Tara

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

Tara lies about 133 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 26 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 Tara
Tehsil headquarters	Jamua	15 km
Nearest town	Chatrā	16 km
Nearest railway station	Kathautia	26 km
District headquarters	Giridih	133 km

Villages closest to Tara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tara village had a population of 2,160. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Tara village has 1,111 males and 1,049 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tara has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Tara is 815318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tara covers 416.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tara falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tara is Kathautia, about 26 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 Tara.

Tara is about 133 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tara is in Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Jamua is about 15 km away. Chatrā is about 16 km away. Kathautia is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.