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About Taragun Village

Taragun is a mid sized village in Chinsurah Magra tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,335, made up of 686 males and 649 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taragun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taragun village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Chinsurah Magra
Pincode 712148
Area (hectares) 164.02 hectares
Population 1,335
Male Population 686
Female Population 649
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Taragun compares

By the 2011 count Taragun is the 27th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 164.02 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Taragun

Taragun is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Taragun 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Refaitpur, Saptagram, Shankhanagar and Simla. 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 Taragun

As per the Census of India 2011, Taragun village had a population of 1,335. That makes it the 27th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Taragun village has 686 males and 649 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taragun has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Taragun is 712148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taragun covers 164.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Taragun falls under Chinsurah Magra tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Taragun notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Taragun.

Taragun is in Chinsurah Magra tehsil of Hugli 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 Taragun today is likely to be higher.

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