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About Tara Village

Tara is a large village in Kumarganj tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,332, made up of 1,177 males and 1,155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 374.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Kumarganj
Pincode 733141
Area (hectares) 374.78 hectares
Population 2,332
Male Population 1,177
Female Population 1,155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tara compares

By the 2011 count Tara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 814 residents. Its 374.78 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Tara

Tara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tara as Available within 10+ 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 Tara from other places

Tara lies about 20 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Mallickpur Hat, about 20 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 Tara
Tehsil headquarters Kumarganj 20 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 20 km
Nearest railway station Mallickpur Hat 20 km
Nearest town Gangārāmpur 24 km

Villages closest to Tara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kumarganj 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 Tara

As per the Census of India 2011, Tara village had a population of 2,332. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 814 residents.

Tara village has 1,177 males and 1,155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tara has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Tara is 733141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tara covers 374.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tara falls under Kumarganj tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tara is Mallickpur Hat, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tara.

Tara is about 20 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tara is in Kumarganj tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Kumarganj is about 20 km away. Dakshin Dinajpur is about 20 km away. Mallickpur Hat is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kusumtara (under 2 km), Samjia (3.1 km) and Kamdebpur (7.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Tara today is likely to be higher.

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