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About Tarapur Village

Tarapur is a mid sized village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 723, made up of 360 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721513, 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 Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jhargram
Pincode 721513
Area (hectares) 41.32 hectares
Population 723
Male Population 360
Female Population 363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarapur compares

By the 2011 count Tarapur is the 41st largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 41.32 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

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 village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Susuni, Taldanga, Talmetal and Tanga. 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 723. That makes it the 41st largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Tarapur village has 360 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarapur has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Tarapur is 721513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarapur covers 41.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tarapur falls under Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 village for Tarapur.

Tarapur is in Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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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