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About Taratikar Village

Taratikar is a mid sized village in Poreyahat tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 553, made up of 284 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taratikar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taratikar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Poreyahat
Pincode 814153
Area (hectares) 89 hectares
Population 553
Male Population 284
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taratikar compares

By the 2011 count Taratikar is the 100th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Taratikar

Taratikar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Taratikar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Taratikar from other places

Taratikar lies about 15 km from Godda. 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 Taratikar
District headquarters Godda 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Poreyahat 32 km

Villages closest to Taratikar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taratikar village had a population of 553. That makes it the 100th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Taratikar village has 284 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taratikar has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Taratikar is 814153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taratikar covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Taratikar falls under Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Taratikar notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Taratikar.

Taratikar is about 15 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taratikar is in Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district. Godda is about 15 km away. Poreyahat is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harlatikar (under 2 km), Matihani (2.1 km) and Baghakol (6.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Taratikar today is likely to be higher.

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