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About Taraganja Village

Taraganja is a mid sized village in Balurghat tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 673, made up of 340 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taraganja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taraganja village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Balurghat
Pincode 733103
Area (hectares) 79.95 hectares
Population 673
Male Population 340
Female Population 333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
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 Taraganja compares

By the 2011 count Taraganja is the 123rd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 79.95 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Taraganja

Taraganja is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Taraganja 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. The nearest villages by name are Sonkair, Suknapara, Taher Chak and Taksail. 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 Taraganja

As per the Census of India 2011, Taraganja village had a population of 673. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Taraganja village has 340 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taraganja has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Taraganja is 733103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taraganja covers 79.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Taraganja falls under Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

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

Taraganja is in Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 Taraganja today is likely to be higher.

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