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About Taurar Village

Taurar is a small village in Betalghat tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 318, made up of 154 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taurar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taurar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Betalghat
Pincode 262134
Area (hectares) 103.37 hectares
Population 318
Male Population 154
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taurar compares

By the 2011 count Taurar is the 28th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 103.37 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Taurar

Taurar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Taurar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Taurar from other places

Taurar lies about 22 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 29 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 Taurar
Tehsil headquarters Betalghat 2.5 km
District headquarters Nainital 22 km
Nearest town Naini Tāl 22 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 29 km

Villages closest to Taurar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taurar village had a population of 318. That makes it the 28th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Taurar village has 154 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taurar has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Taurar is 262134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taurar covers 103.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taurar falls under Betalghat tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Taurar is Ramnagar, about 29 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Taurar.

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

Taurar is in Betalghat tehsil of Nainital district. Betalghat is about 2.5 km away. Nainital is about 22 km away. Naini Tāl is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patori (under 2 km), Ranibagh (1.5 km) and Amel (1.8 km).

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

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