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About Taras Village

Taras is a mid sized village in Rajkanika tehsil, in the district of Kendrapara, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,369, made up of 653 males and 716 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 754220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taras Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taras village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendrapara
Tehsil Rajkanika
Pincode 754220
Area (hectares) 141 hectares
Population 1,369
Male Population 653
Female Population 716
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taras compares

By the 2011 count Taras is the 32nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 910 residents. Its 141 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1078.

Getting to Taras

Taras is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Taras as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Singidi, Sisua, Subhadraprasad Dia and Taneipada. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Taras

As per the Census of India 2011, Taras village had a population of 1,369. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 910 residents.

Taras village has 653 males and 716 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taras has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1078.

The pincode recorded for Taras is 754220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taras covers 141 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Taras falls under Rajkanika tehsil of Kendrapara district in Odisha.

The census record for Taras notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Taras.

Taras is in Rajkanika tehsil of Kendrapara district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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