# Taran Village, Jokihat, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Jokihat, Araria 

# Taran

Taran is a village in Jokihat sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **10,739 people in 2,165 households**, the 5th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 10,739people (2011)
- 2,165households
- 48.3%literacy
- 865females per 1,000 males

## Taran PIN code and other codes

Taran falls in Jokihat sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatTaran
- Community development blockJokihat
- Census village code222136

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Taran from nearby towns?

- Jokihat (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)18 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)18 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Taran?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Taran; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farvishganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Taran known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 549 hectares of village land is sown, and 250 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Taran

Of every 100 households in Taran in 2011, 1 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Taran · ■ Jokihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**93%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****20%**

**17%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Taran?

■ Taran · ■ Jokihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.3%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**961

Working population ****30.3%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.1% for men and 39.2% for women. 45% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 599 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 921 (28%) · **■** Household industry 13 (0%) · **■** Other work 343 (11%) · **■** Marginal 1,373 (42%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jokihat

- Kakan12,946 people
- Sisauna12,824 people
- Chakai11,525 people
- Bhansia11,119 people
- Mahalgaon9,038 people
- Kursail8,278 people
- Duba8,029 people
- Bagdahara7,592 people

[All 99 villages in Jokihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/jokihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Taran from Araria?18 km by road
- What is the population of Taran?10,739 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taran in?Araria district (Jokihat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Taran?48.3% (Census 2011)