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About Tarapur Village

Tarapur is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 815, made up of 361 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,258 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.82 hectares hectares.

Tarapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 50.82 hectares
Population 815
Male Population 361
Female Population 454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,258
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarapur compares

By the 2011 count Tarapur is the 297th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 50.82 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

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 village. 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 Tarapur from other places

Tarapur lies about 28 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Bakhsha, about 17 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
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 4.9 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Bakhsha 17 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 28 km

Villages closest to Tarapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Machhlishahr 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 815. That makes it the 297th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Tarapur village has 361 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarapur has about 1258 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Tarapur covers 50.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tarapur falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tarapur is Bakhsha, about 17 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tarapur.

Tarapur is about 28 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarapur is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Machhlishahr is about 4.9 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 4.9 km away. Bakhsha 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 Loharapur (under 2 km), Rajgarh (under 2 km) and Sahijadpur (under 2 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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