About Tarapur Village

Tarapur is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,835, made up of 937 males and 898 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarapur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Goalpokhar II
Pincode	733201
Area (hectares)	155.39 hectares
Population	1,835
Male Population	937
Female Population	898
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarapur compares

By the 2011 count Tarapur is the 51st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 155.39 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Tarapur

Tarapur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tarapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Tarapur from other places

Tarapur lies about 13 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 6.7 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 Tarapur
Nearest railway station	Telta	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goalpokhar II	13 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	13 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	30 km

Villages closest to Tarapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar II 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.

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Common questions about Tarapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarapur village had a population of 1,835. That makes it the 51st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Tarapur village has 937 males and 898 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarapur has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Tarapur is 733201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarapur covers 155.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tarapur falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tarapur is Telta, about 6.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tarapur.

Tarapur is about 13 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarapur is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Telta is about 6.7 km away. Goalpokhar II is about 13 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.