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About Tara Village

Tara is a mid sized village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 952, made up of 493 males and 459 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 396.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723132, 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 Kashipur
Pincode 723132
Area (hectares) 396.59 hectares
Population 952
Male Population 493
Female Population 459
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
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 Tara compares

By the 2011 count Tara is the 64th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 396.59 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Tara

Tara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tara 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 Sumaidi, Sunra, Susunidi and Sutabai. 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 952. That makes it the 64th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Tara village has 493 males and 459 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tara has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Tara is 723132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tara covers 396.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tara falls under Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Tara 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 Tara.

Tara is in Kashipur 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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