About Taraj Village

Taraj is a large village in Khanpur tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,698, made up of 2,449 males and 2,249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2314.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taraj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taraj village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jhalawar
Tehsil	Khanpur
Pincode	326035
Area (hectares)	2314.5 hectares
Population	4,698
Male Population	2,449
Female Population	2,249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Taraj compares

By the 2011 count Taraj is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 828 residents. Its 2314.5 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Taraj

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

Taraj lies about 34 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 30 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 Taraj
Nearest town	Aklera	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khanpur	25 km
Nearest railway station	Jhalarapatan	30 km
District headquarters	Jhalawar	34 km

Villages closest to Taraj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taraj village had a population of 4,698. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 828 residents.

Taraj village has 2,449 males and 2,249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taraj has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Taraj is 326035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taraj covers 2314.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taraj falls under Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Taraj is Jhalarapatan, about 30 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 Taraj.

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

Taraj is in Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district. Aklera is about 14 km away. Khanpur is about 25 km away. Jhalarapatan is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.