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About Tarsan Village

Tarsan is a small village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 373, made up of 170 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,194 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.38 hectares hectares.

Tarsan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarsan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Area (hectares) 45.38 hectares
Population 373
Male Population 170
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,194
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 Tarsan compares

By the 2011 count Tarsan is the 440th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 45.38 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Tarsan

Tarsan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tarsan 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 Tarsan from other places

Tarsan lies about 17 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sahjanwa, about 9.6 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 Tarsan
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Sahjanwa 9.6 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 17 km

Villages closest to Tarsan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarsan village had a population of 373. That makes it the 440th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Tarsan village has 170 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarsan has about 1194 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Tarsan covers 45.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tarsan falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tarsan is Sahjanwa, about 9.6 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 Tarsan.

Tarsan is about 17 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarsan is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 3.3 km away. Sahjanwa is about 9.6 km away. Gorakhpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basiyakhor (under 2 km), Naipura (under 2 km) and Satuabhar (under 2 km).

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

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