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About Taratanr Village

Taratanr is a small village in Pirtanr tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 61, made up of 31 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, 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 Pirtanr
Pincode 825108
Area (hectares) 60.35 hectares
Population 61
Male Population 31
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Taratanr compares

By the 2011 count Taratanr is the 163rd largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 572 residents. Its 60.35 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Taratanr

Taratanr is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. 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 <5 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 20 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chegro, about 15 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 Pirtanr under 2 km
Nearest railway station Chegro 15 km
District headquarters Giridih 20 km

Villages closest to Taratanr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pirtanr 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 61. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 572 residents.

Taratanr village has 31 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taratanr has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Taratanr is 825108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taratanr covers 60.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Taratanr falls under Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Taratanr is Chegro, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 20 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 Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district. Pirtanr is about under 2 km away. Chegro is about 15 km away. Giridih is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pirtanr (under 2 km), Dudhimati (under 2 km) and Patharghatia (under 2 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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