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About Tarahat Village

Tarahat is a large village in Goghat II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,501, made up of 1,798 males and 1,703 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 703.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712612, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarahat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarahat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Goghat II
Pincode 712612
Area (hectares) 703.98 hectares
Population 3,501
Male Population 1,798
Female Population 1,703
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarahat compares

By the 2011 count Tarahat is the 10th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 703.98 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Tarahat

Tarahat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tarahat as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Tarahat from other places

Tarahat lies about 28 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 3.6 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 Tarahat
Nearest railway station Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) 3.6 km
Nearest town Ashoknagar Kalyangarh 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Goghat II 28 km
District headquarters Hugli 28 km

Villages closest to Tarahat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goghat II 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 Tarahat

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarahat village had a population of 3,501. That makes it the 10th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Tarahat village has 1,798 males and 1,703 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarahat has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Tarahat is 712612. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarahat covers 703.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tarahat falls under Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tarahat is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 3.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Tarahat.

Tarahat is about 28 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarahat is in Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district. Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) is about 3.6 km away. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 7.2 km away. Goghat II is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dwaripara (2.8 km), Subir Chak (3.2 km) and Satberia (3.8 km).

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

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