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About Taraju Village

Taraju is a small village in Gangarampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 147, made up of 78 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taraju Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taraju village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Gangarampur
Pincode 733140
Area (hectares) 58.61 hectares
Population 147
Male Population 78
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taraju compares

By the 2011 count Taraju is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 58.61 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 942.

Getting to Taraju

Taraju is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Taraju as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Sidilim, Singfarka, Sinrail and Sultanpur. 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 Taraju

As per the Census of India 2011, Taraju village had a population of 147. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Taraju village has 78 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taraju has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Taraju is 733140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taraju covers 58.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taraju falls under Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Taraju 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 - 10 km distance for Taraju.

Taraju is in Gangarampur 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 Taraju today is likely to be higher.

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