# Taran Village, Amour, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amour, Purnia 

# Taran

Taran is a village in Amour sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **212 people in 43 households**, the 139th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 25.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.2%.

- 212people (2011)
- 43households
- 25.3%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Taran PIN code and other codes

Taran falls in Amour sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKhari Mahingaon
- Community development blockAmour
- Census village code223681

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?

- Amour (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)56 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)56 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?

10 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amour
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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**. Products made here include jute rope and sutali. About 56% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Taran · ■ Amour rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**21%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****31%**

**16%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****21%**

**41%

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 · ■ Amour rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****25.3%**

**45.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**946

Working population ****25.5%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 32.9% for men and 17.7% for women. 50% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 7 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (85%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%)

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 Amour

- Ramani Khurd287 people
- Bhaggunjar272 people
- Chandargaon220 people
- Pachkonia216 people
- Halalpur210 people
- Baghua167 people
- Kashipur158 people
- Malipani135 people

[All 162 villages in Amour](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/amour/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Taran from Purnia?56 km by road
- What is the population of Taran?212 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taran in?Purnia district (Amour sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Taran?25.3% (Census 2011)