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About Tarapur Village

Tarapur is a mid sized village in Bikapur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,271, made up of 619 males and 652 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224195, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Bikapur
Pincode 224195
Area (hectares) 98.07 hectares
Population 1,271
Male Population 619
Female Population 652
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tarapur compares

By the 2011 count Tarapur is the 128th largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents. Its 98.07 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Tarapur

Tarapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tarapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tarapur from other places

Tarapur lies about 15 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Bilhar Ghat, about 1.5 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 Tarapur
Nearest railway station Bilhar Ghat 1.5 km
Nearest town Ayodhya 13 km
District headquarters Faizabad 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Bikapur 17 km

Villages closest to Tarapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarapur village had a population of 1,271. That makes it the 128th largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents.

Tarapur village has 619 males and 652 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarapur has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Tarapur is 224195. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarapur covers 98.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tarapur falls under Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tarapur is Bilhar Ghat, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tarapur.

Tarapur is about 15 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarapur is in Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district. Bilhar Ghat is about 1.5 km away. Ayodhya is about 13 km away. Faizabad is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurauli (3.3 km), Kundha (7.3 km) and Dilippur (8.1 km).

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

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