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About Tarapai Village

Tarapai is a mid sized village in Majhgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,490, made up of 735 males and 755 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 619 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarapai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarapai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Majhgaon
Pincode 833214
Area (hectares) 619 hectares
Population 1,490
Male Population 735
Female Population 755
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarapai compares

By the 2011 count Tarapai is the 11th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 837 residents. Its 619 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Tarapai

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

Tarapai lies about 55 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Māluka, about 21 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 Tarapai
Tehsil headquarters Majhgaon 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Māluka 21 km
Nearest town Rairangpur 36 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 55 km

Villages closest to Tarapai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarapai village had a population of 1,490. That makes it the 11th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 837 residents.

Tarapai village has 735 males and 755 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarapai has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Tarapai is 833214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarapai covers 619 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tarapai falls under Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tarapai is Māluka, about 21 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 - 10 km distance for Tarapai.

Tarapai is about 55 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarapai is in Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Majhgaon is about 4.1 km away. Māluka is about 21 km away. Rairangpur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ararpai (under 2 km), Baliyapada (2.1 km) and Ulihatu (2.7 km).

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

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