About Tara Village

Tara is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 864, made up of 375 males and 489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,304 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tara village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jaunpur
Tehsil	Kerakat
Pincode	222133
Area (hectares)	140.17 hectares
Population	864
Male Population	375
Female Population	489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,304
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tara compares

By the 2011 count Tara is the 242nd largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 140.17 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Tara

Tara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Tara from other places

Tara lies about 22 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Muftiganj, about 10 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 Tara
Nearest town	Lalganj	10 km
Nearest railway station	Muftiganj	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kerakat	22 km
District headquarters	Jaunpur	22 km

Villages closest to Tara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tara village had a population of 864. That makes it the 242nd largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Tara village has 375 males and 489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tara has about 1304 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

The pincode recorded for Tara is 222133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tara covers 140.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tara falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tara is Muftiganj, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance for Tara.

Tara is about 22 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tara is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Lalganj is about 10 km away. Muftiganj is about 10 km away. Kerakat is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.