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About Tarawa Village

Tarawa is one of the larger villages in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,922, made up of 3,854 males and 4,068 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1272.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarawa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Lalganj
Pincode 276123
Area (hectares) 1272.1 hectares
Population 7,922
Male Population 3,854
Female Population 4,068
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
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 Tarawa compares

By the 2011 count Tarawa is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents. Its 1272.1 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Tarawa

Tarawa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tarawa 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tarawa from other places

Tarawa lies about 138 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Mau Aimma Station, about 7.5 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 Tarawa
Nearest railway station Mau Aimma Station 7.5 km
Nearest town Mau Aimma 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 26 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 138 km

Villages closest to Tarawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarawa village had a population of 7,922. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents.

Tarawa village has 3,854 males and 4,068 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarawa has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Tarawa is 276123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarawa covers 1272.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tarawa falls under Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tarawa is Mau Aimma Station, about 7.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tarawa.

Tarawa is about 138 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarawa is in Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district. Mau Aimma Station is about 7.5 km away. Mau Aimma is about 8.5 km away. Lalganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajepur (2.6 km), Rajjabpur (2.6 km) and Sophipur (2.7 km).

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

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