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About Tarapurkhas Village

Tarapurkhas is a small village in Hiranpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 136 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,132 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarapurkhas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarapurkhas village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Hiranpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 206 hectares
Population 290
Male Population 136
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,132
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarapurkhas compares

By the 2011 count Tarapurkhas is the 81st largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 206 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Tarapurkhas

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

Tarapurkhas 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 Tarapurkhas
Tehsil headquarters Hiranpur 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Kotalpukur 11 km
District headquarters Pakur 14 km

Villages closest to Tarapurkhas

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 Tarapurkhas

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarapurkhas village had a population of 290. That makes it the 81st largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Tarapurkhas village has 136 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarapurkhas has about 1132 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Tarapurkhas is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarapurkhas covers 206 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tarapurkhas falls under Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tarapurkhas 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 village for Tarapurkhas.

Tarapurkhas 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.

Tarapurkhas 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 Tarapur (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 Tarapurkhas today is likely to be higher.

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