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About Tara Village

Tara is a mid sized village in Purulia I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 984, made up of 492 males and 492 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia I
Pincode 723101
Area (hectares) 254.55 hectares
Population 984
Male Population 492
Female Population 492
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tara compares

By the 2011 count Tara is the 56th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 254.55 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Tara

Tara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sindri, Suklara, Sundradi and Tamna. 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 Tara

As per the Census of India 2011, Tara village had a population of 984. That makes it the 56th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Tara village has 492 males and 492 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tara has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Tara is 723101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tara covers 254.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tara falls under Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Tara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Tara is in Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya 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 Tara today is likely to be higher.

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