# Tahra Village, Maker, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Maker, Saran 

# Tahra

Tahra is a village in Maker sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,774 people in 301 households**, the 13th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 1,774people (2011)
- 301households
- 64.8%literacy
- 1,087females per 1,000 males

## Tahra PIN code and other codes

Tahra falls in Maker sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhatha
- Community development blockMaker
- Census village code234018

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

## How far is Tahra from nearby towns?

- Maker (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)42 km by road
- Marhaura (nearest town)20 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 Tahra?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Tahra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maker
- ○Degree college10+ km · Parsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Tahra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 34% of the 169 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Tahra

Of every 100 households in Tahra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Tahra · ■ Maker rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****77%**

**61%

Television ****10%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**13%

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 Tahra?

■ Tahra · ■ Maker rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1087**

**1035

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**971

Working population ****30.3%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 53.6% for women. 37% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 23 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 37 (7%) · **■** Marginal 427 (79%)

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 Maker

- Sultanganj2,441 people
- Bishunpur Piprahi2,381 people
- Jagdishpur2,309 people
- Hajarpur2,072 people
- Parsotimpur1,560 people
- Khalpura1,526 people
- Ekderwa Masuriya1,460 people
- Ketuka Bikram1,378 people

[All 41 villages in Maker](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/maker/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tahra from Chhapra?42 km by road
- What is the population of Tahra?1,774 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tahra in?Saran district (Maker sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Tahra?64.8% (Census 2011)