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About Tarapur Village

Tarapur is a small village in Illambazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 443, made up of 243 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 823 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731214, 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 Birbhum
Tehsil Illambazar
Pincode 731214
Area (hectares) 136.78 hectares
Population 443
Male Population 243
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 823
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 103rd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 136.78 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Tarapur

Tarapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tarapur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 12 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 8.7 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
Nearest town Rampur Hat 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Illambazar 12 km
District headquarters Birbhum 12 km

Villages closest to Tarapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Illambazar 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 443. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Tarapur village has 243 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarapur has about 823 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Tarapur is 731214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarapur covers 136.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tarapur falls under Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tarapur is Rampurhat Junction, about 8.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tarapur.

Tarapur is about 12 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarapur is in Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 8.5 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 8.7 km away. Illambazar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahapur (1.7 km), Udaypur (2.8 km) and Maheswarpur (3.0 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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