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About Taragadi Village

Taragadi is a small village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 166, made up of 84 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taragadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taragadi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Falta
Pincode 743513
Area (hectares) 50.13 hectares
Population 166
Male Population 84
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taragadi compares

By the 2011 count Taragadi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 50.13 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Taragadi

Taragadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Taragadi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Taragadi from other places

Taragadi lies about 29 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Diamond Harbour, about 14 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 Taragadi
Tehsil headquarters Falta 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Diamond Harbour 14 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 29 km

Villages closest to Taragadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taragadi village had a population of 166. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Taragadi village has 84 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taragadi has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Taragadi is 743513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taragadi covers 50.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taragadi falls under Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Taragadi is Diamond Harbour, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Taragadi.

Taragadi is about 29 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taragadi is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Falta is about 6.0 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 14 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budhagram (under 2 km), Ram Lakha (under 2 km) and Nityanandapur (under 2 km).

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

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