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About Tarapur Village

Tarapur is a large village in Mejhia tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,611, made up of 2,395 males and 2,216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Mejhia
Pincode 722143
Area (hectares) 336.01 hectares
Population 4,611
Male Population 2,395
Female Population 2,216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
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 Tarapur compares

By the 2011 count Tarapur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,197 residents. Its 336.01 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

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 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. The nearest villages by name are Sarama, Shaltora, Shyamapur and Shyampur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 4,611. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,197 residents.

Tarapur village has 2,395 males and 2,216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarapur has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Tarapur is 722143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarapur covers 336.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tarapur falls under Mejhia tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Tarapur notes the nearest railway station 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 Tarapur.

Tarapur is in Mejhia tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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