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About Taraiguri Village

Taraiguri is a small village in Cooch Behar II tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 259, made up of 128 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taraiguri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taraiguri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Cooch Behar II
Pincode 736156
Area (hectares) 29.01 hectares
Population 259
Male Population 128
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
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 Taraiguri compares

By the 2011 count Taraiguri is the 105th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,612 residents. Its 29.01 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Taraiguri

Taraiguri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Taraiguri 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Taraiguri from other places

Taraiguri lies about 24 km from Koch Bihar, and the nearest railway station is Alipur Duar Junction, about 2.3 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 Taraiguri
Nearest railway station Alipur Duar Junction 2.3 km
Nearest town Alīpur Duār 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Cooch Behar II 24 km
District headquarters Koch Bihar 24 km

Villages closest to Taraiguri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Cooch Behar 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 Taraiguri

As per the Census of India 2011, Taraiguri village had a population of 259. That makes it the 105th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,612 residents.

Taraiguri village has 128 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taraiguri has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Taraiguri is 736156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taraiguri covers 29.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Taraiguri falls under Cooch Behar II tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Taraiguri is Alipur Duar Junction, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Taraiguri.

Taraiguri is about 24 km from Koch Bihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taraiguri is in Cooch Behar II tehsil of Koch Bihar district. Alipur Duar Junction is about 2.3 km away. Alīpur Duār is about 5.9 km away. Cooch Behar II is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baisguri (under 2 km), Banchukumari (2.6 km) and Marichbari (7.9 km).

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

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