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About Taranipur Village

Taranipur is a large village in Swarupnagar tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,569, made up of 2,379 males and 2,190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743273, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taranipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taranipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Swarupnagar
Pincode 743273
Area (hectares) 325.78 hectares
Population 4,569
Male Population 2,379
Female Population 2,190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taranipur compares

By the 2011 count Taranipur is the 19th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,873 residents. Its 325.78 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Taranipur

Taranipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Taranipur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Taranipur from other places

Taranipur lies about 12 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Thakurnagar, about 11 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 Taranipur
Tehsil headquarters Swarupnagar 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Thakurnagar 11 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 12 km
Nearest town Gobārdānga 12 km

Villages closest to Taranipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taranipur village had a population of 4,569. That makes it the 19th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,873 residents.

Taranipur village has 2,379 males and 2,190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taranipur has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Taranipur is 743273. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taranipur covers 325.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Taranipur falls under Swarupnagar tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Taranipur is Thakurnagar, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Taranipur.

Taranipur is about 12 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taranipur is in Swarupnagar tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Swarupnagar is about 8.5 km away. Thakurnagar is about 11 km away. North Twenty Four Parganas is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobindapur (1.9 km), Nirman (4.3 km) and Dattapara (4.5 km).

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

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