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About Tarup Village

Tarup is a large village in Ratu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,368, made up of 1,200 males and 1,168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 399 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarup Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarup village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Ratu
Pincode 835205
Area (hectares) 399 hectares
Population 2,368
Male Population 1,200
Female Population 1,168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarup compares

By the 2011 count Tarup is the 6th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,464 residents. Its 399 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Tarup

Tarup is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tarup as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Tarup from other places

Tarup lies about 18 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Itki, about 16 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 Tarup
Tehsil headquarters Ratu 6.0 km
Nearest town Rātu 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Itki 16 km
District headquarters Ranchi 18 km

Villages closest to Tarup

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarup village had a population of 2,368. That makes it the 6th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,464 residents.

Tarup village has 1,200 males and 1,168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarup has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Tarup is 835205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarup covers 399 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tarup falls under Ratu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tarup is Itki, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tarup.

Tarup is about 18 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarup is in Ratu tehsil of Ranchi district. Ratu is about 6.0 km away. Rātu is about 6.0 km away. Itki is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Usamatu (under 2 km), Kokretanr (under 2 km) and Hochar (1.9 km).

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

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