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About Tarua Village

Tarua is a mid sized village in Narayangarh tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,215, made up of 641 males and 574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Narayangarh
Pincode 721424
Area (hectares) 163.99 hectares
Population 1,215
Male Population 641
Female Population 574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarua compares

By the 2011 count Tarua is the 60th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 618 residents. Its 163.99 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Tarua

Tarua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tarua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Taladiha, Tangagerya, Tapasia and Taraf Barapanda. 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 Tarua

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarua village had a population of 1,215. That makes it the 60th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 618 residents.

Tarua village has 641 males and 574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarua has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Tarua is 721424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarua covers 163.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tarua falls under Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Tarua notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tarua.

Tarua is in Narayangarh 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 Tarua today is likely to be higher.

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