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About Tarapur Village

Tarapur is a mid sized village in Hiranpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,339, made up of 702 males and 637 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarapur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Hiranpur
Pincode 816104
Area (hectares) 57 hectares
Population 1,339
Male Population 702
Female Population 637
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarapur compares

By the 2011 count Tarapur is the 20th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Tarapur

Tarapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tarapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Tarapur from other places

Tarapur lies about 14 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, about 11 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 Tarapur
Tehsil headquarters Hiranpur 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Kotalpukur 11 km
District headquarters Pakur 14 km

Villages closest to Tarapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarapur village had a population of 1,339. That makes it the 20th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Tarapur village has 702 males and 637 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarapur has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Tarapur is 816104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarapur covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tarapur falls under Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tarapur is Kotalpukur, about 11 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 <5 km distance for Tarapur.

Tarapur is about 14 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarapur is in Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district. Hiranpur is about 2.4 km away. Kotalpukur is about 11 km away. Pakur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarapurkhas (under 2 km), Gobindpur (under 2 km) and Hath Kathi (1.7 km).

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

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