About Taraun Village

Taraun is a small village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 82 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taraun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taraun village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Jamua
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	19.03 hectares
Population	251
Male Population	82
Female Population	169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	2,061
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Taraun compares

By the 2011 count Taraun is the 241st largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 19.03 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

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 5 - 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 Taraun from other places

Taraun lies about 140 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 30 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 Taraun
Nearest town	Chatrā	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jamua	19 km
Nearest railway station	Katkamsandi	30 km
District headquarters	Giridih	140 km

Villages closest to Taraun

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 Taraun

As per the Census of India 2011, Taraun village had a population of 251. That makes it the 241st largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Taraun village has 82 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taraun has about 2061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Taraun is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taraun covers 19.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Taraun falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Taraun is Katkamsandi, about 30 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Taraun.

Taraun is about 140 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taraun is in Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Chatrā is about 5.9 km away. Jamua is about 19 km away. Katkamsandi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.