About Taranagar Village

Taranagar is one of the larger villages in Sandur tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,722, made up of 3,413 males and 3,309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 983.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taranagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taranagar village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bellary
Tehsil	Sandur
Pincode	583123
Area (hectares)	983.67 hectares
Population	6,722
Male Population	3,413
Female Population	3,309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Taranagar compares

By the 2011 count Taranagar is the 7th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,414 residents. Its 983.67 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Taranagar

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

Taranagar lies about 34 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Bannihatti, about 2.2 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 Taranagar
Nearest railway station	Bannihatti	2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sandur	8.2 km
Nearest town	Sandūr	8.2 km
District headquarters	Bellary	34 km

Villages closest to Taranagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taranagar village had a population of 6,722. That makes it the 7th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,414 residents.

Taranagar village has 3,413 males and 3,309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taranagar has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Taranagar is 583123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taranagar covers 983.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Taranagar falls under Sandur tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Taranagar is Bannihatti, about 2.2 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 Taranagar.

Taranagar is about 34 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taranagar is in Sandur tehsil of Bellary district. Bannihatti is about 2.2 km away. Sandur is about 8.2 km away. Sandūr is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.