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About Taranagar Village

Taranagar is one of the larger villages in Gosaba tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,572, made up of 3,384 males and 3,188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 808.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743378, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taranagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taranagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gosaba
Pincode 743378
Area (hectares) 808.3 hectares
Population 6,572
Male Population 3,384
Female Population 3,188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
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 Taranagar compares

By the 2011 count Taranagar is the 9th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents. Its 808.3 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Taranagar

Taranagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Taranagar 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 Taranagar from other places

Taranagar lies about 48 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 22 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 Taranagar
Tehsil headquarters Gosaba 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Canning 22 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 48 km

Villages closest to Taranagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taranagar village had a population of 6,572. That makes it the 9th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents.

Taranagar village has 3,384 males and 3,188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taranagar has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Taranagar is 743378. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taranagar covers 808.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Taranagar falls under Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Taranagar is Canning, about 22 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 Taranagar.

Taranagar is about 48 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.

Taranagar is in Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gosaba is about 9.4 km away. Canning is about 22 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kachu Khali (2.4 km), Baramollakhali (2.8 km) and Chhota Molla Khali (2.9 km).

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

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