# Taran Village, Sirdala, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sirdala, Nawada 

# Taran

Taran is a village in Sirdala sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,172 people in 285 households**, the 20th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 2,172people (2011)
- 285households
- 60.5%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Taran PIN code and other codes

Taran falls in Sirdala sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Community development blockSirdala
- Census village code258353

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?

- Sirdala (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)25 km by road
- Hisua (nearest town)13 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hisua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 73% of the 211 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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, 2 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Taran · ■ Sirdala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**28%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****34%**

**36%

Television ****2%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 · ■ Sirdala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.5%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027**

**972

Working population ****51.7%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 43.3% for women. 56% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 527 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 272 (24%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 68 (6%) · **■** Marginal 251 (22%)

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 Sirdala

- Barsot2,517 people
- Bhalua2,433 people
- Khanpura2,391 people
- Dhab2,314 people
- Chamotha2,131 people
- Chaugawan2,124 people
- Fatehpur2,113 people
- Akauna2,109 people

[All 87 villages in Sirdala](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/sirdala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Taran from Nawada?25 km by road
- What is the population of Taran?2,172 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taran in?Nawada district (Sirdala sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Taran?60.5% (Census 2011)