About Tara Village

Tara is a mid sized village in Jangipara tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,217, made up of 622 males and 595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712424, 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	Hugli
Tehsil	Jangipara
Pincode	712424
Area (hectares)	127.9 hectares
Population	1,217
Male Population	622
Female Population	595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tara compares

By the 2011 count Tara is the 64th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 127.9 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Tara

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

Tara lies about 39 km from Hugli. 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
Nearest town	Tarakeswar	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jangipara	17 km
District headquarters	Hugli	39 km

Villages closest to Tara

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

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Common questions about Tara

As per the Census of India 2011, Tara village had a population of 1,217. That makes it the 64th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Tara village has 622 males and 595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tara has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Tara is 712424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tara covers 127.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tara falls under Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

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

Tara is about 39 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tara is in Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district. Tarakeswar is about under 2 km away. Jangipara is about 17 km away. Hugli is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.