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About Tarapur Village

Tarapur is a mid sized village in Burwan tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 524, made up of 270 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Burwan
Pincode 742161
Area (hectares) 150.92 hectares
Population 524
Male Population 270
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarapur compares

By the 2011 count Tarapur is the 124th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents. Its 150.92 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 946.

Getting to Tarapur

Tarapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tarapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Srirampur, Sukuria, Sundarpur and Surjya Bati. 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 Tarapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarapur village had a population of 524. That makes it the 124th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents.

Tarapur village has 270 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarapur has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Tarapur is 742161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarapur covers 150.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tarapur falls under Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Tarapur 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 <5 km distance for Tarapur.

Tarapur is in Burwan 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 Tarapur today is likely to be higher.

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