About Tarai Village

Tarai is a mid sized village in Tamar I tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,288, made up of 666 males and 622 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarai village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Tamar I
Pincode	835225
Area (hectares)	139 hectares
Population	1,288
Male Population	666
Female Population	622
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tarai compares

By the 2011 count Tarai is the 31st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 139 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Tarai

Tarai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tarai as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tarai from other places

Tarai lies about 67 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Bakarkudi, about 18 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 Tarai
Tehsil headquarters	Tamar I	13 km
Nearest railway station	Bakarkudi	18 km
Nearest town	Būndu	32 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	67 km

Villages closest to Tarai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tamar I 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.

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Common questions about Tarai

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarai village had a population of 1,288. That makes it the 31st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Tarai village has 666 males and 622 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarai has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Tarai is 835225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarai covers 139 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tarai falls under Tamar I tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tarai is Bakarkudi, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tarai.

Tarai is about 67 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarai is in Tamar I tehsil of Ranchi district. Tamar I is about 13 km away. Bakarkudi is about 18 km away. Būndu is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.