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About Tarapur Village

Tarapur is a mid sized village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 663, made up of 310 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,139 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, 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 Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 214 hectares
Population 663
Male Population 310
Female Population 353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,139
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarapur compares

By the 2011 count Tarapur is the 105th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 214 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Tarapur

Tarapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tarapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 15 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Rajgram, about 12 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 Maheshpur 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Rajgram 12 km
District headquarters Pakur 15 km

Villages closest to Tarapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maheshpur 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 663. That makes it the 105th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Tarapur village has 310 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarapur has about 1139 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

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

Tarapur covers 214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tarapur falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tarapur is Rajgram, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tarapur.

Tarapur is about 15 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 Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 5.7 km away. Rajgram is about 12 km away. Pakur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhanpur (under 2 km), Bathandanga (under 2 km) and Ahalyapur (under 2 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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