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About Tarana Village

Tarana is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 688, made up of 349 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.76 hectares hectares.

Tarana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarana village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 84.76 hectares
Population 688
Male Population 349
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tarana compares

By the 2011 count Tarana is the 442nd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 84.76 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Tarana

The census records public bus service for Tarana 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tarana from other places

Tarana lies about 41 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Campierganj, about 22 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 Tarana
Nearest town Mehndāwal 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Campierganj 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 26 km
District headquarters Basti 41 km

Villages closest to Tarana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarana village had a population of 688. That makes it the 442nd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Tarana village has 349 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarana has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Tarana covers 84.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tarana falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tarana is Campierganj, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Tarana.

Tarana is about 41 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarana is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Mehndāwal is about 6.8 km away. Campierganj is about 22 km away. Harraiya 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 Taraini (under 2 km), Santhva (under 2 km) and Khaprahi (2.1 km).

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

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