About Tarapur Village

Tarapur is a mid sized village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 924, made up of 487 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731216, 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	Mayureswar I
Pincode	731216
Area (hectares)	204.72 hectares
Population	924
Male Population	487
Female Population	437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	897
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tarapur compares

By the 2011 count Tarapur is the 56th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 204.72 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 954.

Getting to Tarapur

Tarapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tarapur 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 5 - 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	Mayureswar I	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 Mayureswar I 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.

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Common questions about Tarapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarapur village had a population of 924. That makes it the 56th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Tarapur village has 487 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarapur has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Tarapur is 731216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarapur covers 204.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tarapur falls under Mayureswar I 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 5 - 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 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 Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 8.5 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 8.7 km away. Mayureswar I is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.