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About Tarakpur Village

Tarakpur is one of the larger villages in Berhampore tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,584, made up of 3,903 males and 3,681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 455.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarakpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Berhampore
Pincode 742102
Area (hectares) 455.67 hectares
Population 7,584
Male Population 3,903
Female Population 3,681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tarakpur compares

By the 2011 count Tarakpur is the 8th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,723 residents. Its 455.67 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Tarakpur

Tarakpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Tarakpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Simulia, Sona Diar, Sundalpur and Sundipur. 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 Tarakpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarakpur village had a population of 7,584. That makes it the 8th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,723 residents.

Tarakpur village has 3,903 males and 3,681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarakpur has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Tarakpur is 742102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarakpur covers 455.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tarakpur falls under Berhampore tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Tarakpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tarakpur.

Tarakpur is in Berhampore tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Tarakpur today is likely to be higher.

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