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About Tarawan Village

Tarawan is a large village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,473, made up of 2,196 males and 2,277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 564.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarawan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Pincode 222149
Area (hectares) 564.63 hectares
Population 4,473
Male Population 2,196
Female Population 2,277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
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 Tarawan compares

By the 2011 count Tarawan is the 24th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 564.63 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Tarawan

Tarawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tarawan 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 Tarawan from other places

Tarawan lies about 18 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mihrawan, about 6.3 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 Tarawan
Nearest railway station Mihrawan 6.3 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 18 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 18 km

Villages closest to Tarawan

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.

Common questions about Tarawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarawan village had a population of 4,473. That makes it the 24th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Tarawan village has 2,196 males and 2,277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarawan has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1071.

The pincode recorded for Tarawan is 222149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarawan covers 564.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Tarawan is Mihrawan, about 6.3 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 Tarawan.

Tarawan is about 18 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarawan is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mihrawan is about 6.3 km away. Shāhganj is about 15 km away. Kerakat is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaukian (1.8 km), Atraura (3.8 km) and Nadauli (3.9 km).

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

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