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About Taraun Village

Taraun is a mid sized village in Jainagar tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 801, made up of 385 males and 416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taraun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taraun village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Jainagar
Pincode 825324
Area (hectares) 89.58 hectares
Population 801
Male Population 385
Female Population 416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Taraun compares

By the 2011 count Taraun is the 58th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents. Its 89.58 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Taraun

The census records public bus service for Taraun as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Taraun from other places

Taraun lies about 101 km from Kodarma, and the nearest railway station is Jhanjhitoli Halt, about 3.0 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 railway station Jhanjhitoli Halt 3.0 km
Nearest town Rāmgarh 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Jainagar 19 km
District headquarters Kodarma 101 km

Villages closest to Taraun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taraun village had a population of 801. That makes it the 58th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents.

Taraun village has 385 males and 416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taraun has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Taraun is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taraun covers 89.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Taraun falls under Jainagar tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Taraun is Jhanjhitoli Halt, about 3.0 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 <5 km distance for Taraun.

Taraun is about 101 km from Kodarma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taraun is in Jainagar tehsil of Kodarma district. Jhanjhitoli Halt is about 3.0 km away. Rāmgarh is about 14 km away. Jainagar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghmara (under 2 km), Dharaidih (under 2 km) and Karnosaran (under 2 km).

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

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