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About Taranagar Village

Taranagar is a large village in Patharpratima tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,425, made up of 2,259 males and 2,166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 618.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743399, 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 Patharpratima
Pincode 743399
Area (hectares) 618.5 hectares
Population 4,425
Male Population 2,259
Female Population 2,166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 30th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents. Its 618.5 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

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 31 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Madhabnagar, about 11 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
Nearest railway station Madhabnagar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Patharpratima 12 km
Nearest town Haldia 28 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 31 km

Villages closest to Taranagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patharpratima 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 4,425. That makes it the 30th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents.

Taranagar village has 2,259 males and 2,166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taranagar has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Taranagar is 743399. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taranagar covers 618.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Taranagar is Madhabnagar, about 11 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 31 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 Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Madhabnagar is about 11 km away. Patharpratima is about 12 km away. Haldia is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purna Chandrapur (3.0 km), Srinarayanpur (3.3 km) and Chintamanipur (4.9 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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