Tar
Tar is a revenue village in Piro block, Bhojpur district, Bihar. It had a population of 6,123 in 910 households (Census 2011).
6,123 souls. 910 homes.
Piro block, Bhojpur district, Bihar.
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Tar today
- Onion₹4,500Aarah APMC · 26 Oct 2026
- Potato₹1,100Aarah APMC · 26 Oct 2026
- Tomato₹2,000Piro APMC · 23 Oct 2026
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Tar is a village in Piro block, Bhojpur district, Bihar. At the 2011 Census it had 6,123 people in 910 households, with a literacy rate of 68.3%. It is administered by the Tar gram panchayat. Its postal pincode is 802155.
Gram panchayat
Tar is in the Tar (तार) gram panchayat.
Other villages in Tar
Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.
How Tar compares
By population, Tar ranks #9 of 100 inhabited villages in Piro block.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district totals of inhabited villages). Literacy = literates ÷ people aged 7+.
What Tar had in Census 2011
- Primary school Available · 4 in the village
- Primary health centre (PHC) Not available · nearest 5–10 km away
- Treated tap water Not available
- All-weather road Available
- Public bus service Not available · nearest 5–10 km away
- Power for homes Not available
- Commercial bank Not available · nearest more than 10 km away
- Mobile phone coverage Available
Census 2011 Village Directory — conditions may have changed since.
Tar at a glance
Tar is a village of 6,123 people in 910 households (Census 2011) in Piro block, Bhojpur district, Bihar, the 9th of 100 inhabited villages in Piro block by population. Literacy is 68.3%, 2.2 points below the block figure of 70.4%, and the sex ratio is 915 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 802155, served by Tar post office; the LGD village code is 247303.
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Key facts — Tar
Villages sharing pincode 802155
Post office: Tar
Other villages in Piro block
View all 119 →Population, education & work
- Population
- 6,123Census 2011
- Male / female
- 3,197 / 2,926
- Households
- 910
- People per home
- 6.7
- Literacy rate
- 68.3%literates ÷ people aged 7+
Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract.
Tar on the map
The pin is an approximate location, within about 2 km, from the village's own post office in India Post's directory — not the exact site of Tar. Exact coordinates come from OpenStreetMap once the village is mapped there.
Tar · 25.3952° N, 84.3443° E
Electoral profile
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Elsewhere in Bihar
- District Establishment Section Bhagalpur: RTI information of ID number 22/2026-27
District Administration, Bhagalpur · 27 Oct 2026
- Local Committee for the Prevention of Sexual Harassment
District Administration, Supaul · 26 Oct 2026
- District Land Acquisition Office
District Administration, Begusarai · 23 Oct 2026
- District Establishment Section Bhagalpur: RTI information of ID number 20/2026-27
District Administration, Bhagalpur · 23 Oct 2026
All official news · Summaries are ours; the original release is the record.
Government jobs near Tar
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Essential services & places near Tar
Tar isn't on our map yet, so we can't measure distances. These places are in Piro block, placed there by the nearest mapped village.
Banks, ATMs & post offices402 in Bhojpur district
Bank · No map location — listed by district
ARRAH SASARAM ROAD PO AND PS PIRO NEAR BANK OF INDIA PIRO
Bank · No map location — listed by district
NEAR BUS STAND PIRO, DIST BHOJPUR, PIRO, BIHAR 802207.
Bank · No map location — listed by district
UPPER GRD FLOOR JAWALA MARKET NEAR SHIV MANDIR WARD NO 10 PIRO SASARAM MAIN ROAD PIRO BIHAR 802207
Bank · No map location — listed by district
ARA SASARAM ROAD NEAR NEW BUS STAND PIRO PIRO PIRO PIN 802207
Bank · No map location — listed by district
MAIN BAZAR PIOR
Bank · No map location — listed by district
DIST BHOJPUR,BIHAR 802207
Hospitals & clinics236 in Bhojpur district
Primary / community health centre
Hasan Bazar
Primary / community health centre
Jethwar
Primary / community health centre
Narayanpur
Primary / community health centre
Sahejani
Colleges & universities1 in Bhojpur district
Temples14 in Bhojpur district
Other places of worship4 in Bhojpur district
Transport19 in Bhojpur district
- Hasan Bazar
Railway station
Agriculture services1 in Bhojpur district
Community places5 in Bhojpur district
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People often ask about Tar
Where is Tar located?
Tar is a village in Piro block of Bhojpur district, Bihar, India.
Which district is Tar in?
Tar is in Bhojpur district of Bihar.
Which gram panchayat does Tar belong to?
Tar comes under the Tar gram panchayat.
How is Tar written in the local script?
Tar is written तर.
What is the pincode of Tar?
The pincode of Tar, Piro, Bhojpur is 802155.
What is the population of Tar?
As per the 2011 Census, Tar had a population of 6,123 (3,197 males and 2,926 females).
How many households are there in Tar?
Tar had 910 households at the 2011 Census.
What is the literacy rate of Tar?
The literacy rate of Tar was 68.3% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).
What is the sex ratio of Tar?
Tar had 915 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.
What is the LGD code of Tar?
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Tar is 247303 and its Census 2011 village code is 247303.
Which villages are near Tar?
Villages near Tar include Kesath (about 11 km), Nawanagar (about 14 km), Katar (about 14 km), Kataria (about 14 km), Chaugain (about 15 km).
Answers are built from the village's official records (LGD, Census 2011, Election Commission data). If something is wrong, verified residents can correct it after claiming.
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record as of 2026-10-21
- Pincode: LGD village–pincode mapping and India Post
- Weather: Open-Meteo, live model estimate
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), RBI IFSC lists, India Post
- Sarpanch: shown only from an official state election record (none connected yet)
What do you need to find near Tar?
- Hospital
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- Petrol bunk
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- Railway station
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Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory
There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.
Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.
Long-term district average for October: 45.1 mm (IMD normal, 1951–2000)
Not a weather forecast. For forecasts and warnings, follow IMD and official alerts.
District climate page →Latest reports from markets in Bhojpur district, within the last 14 days.
Latest reports up to 26 Oct 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.
| Commodity | Market | Min | Max | Modal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onion | Aarah APMC | 4,500 | 4,500 | 4,500 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Potato | Aarah APMC | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Onion · 1st Sort | Piro APMC | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Onion · Medium | Piro APMC | 4,400 | 4,400 | 4,400 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Potato · Red Nanital | Piro APMC | 1,400 | 1,400 | 1,400 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Potato · Jyoti | Piro APMC | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Potato | Piro APMC | 800 | 800 | 800 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Tomato · Deshi | Piro APMC | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 23 Oct 2026 |
Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →
These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Tar's shops.
Distances are approximate (the village's own post office in India Post's directory).
All villages near Tar →Compare Tar with… →All villages in Piro →Helplines
- Emergency (police, fire, ambulance)112Ministry of Home Affairs (ERSS)
- Women helpline181Ministry of Women and Child Development
- Child helpline1098Ministry of Women and Child Development
- Cyber crime helpline1930Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (MHA)
- Kisan Call Centre1800-180-1551Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Official services
- PM-Kisan status ↗
- Ration card (NFSA) ↗
- MGNREGA job card & wages ↗
- PMAY-Gramin housing ↗
- Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY ↗
- DigiLocker ↗
- myScheme scheme finder ↗
- Search the electoral roll ↗
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Schemes worth checking
- PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi ↗ · Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Income support of ₹6,000 a year, paid in three equal instalments, to land-holding farmer families.
- Mahatma Gandhi NREGA ↗ · Ministry of Rural Development
At least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment a year for rural households whose adults volunteer for unskilled manual work.
- PMAY-Gramin ↗ · Ministry of Rural Development
Assistance to build a house for eligible rural households.
- Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY ↗ · National Health Authority
Health cover for hospital treatment for eligible families.
- National Food Security Act (ration) ↗ · Department of Food & Public Distribution
Subsidised food grains through the public distribution system for eligible households.
- National Social Assistance Programme (pensions) ↗ · Ministry of Rural Development
Old-age pension for BPL persons aged 60 and above: ₹200 a month up to age 79 and ₹500 after; widow and disability pensions too.
- PM Shram Yogi Maandhan ↗ · Ministry of Labour & Employment
Assured pension of ₹3,000 a month at age 60 for unorganised workers who join and contribute.
- Jan Suraksha (APY, PMJJBY, PMSBY) ↗ · Department of Financial Services
Atal Pension Yojana and low-cost life and accident insurance schemes, opened through your bank.
- Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana ↗ · Department of Financial Services
Loans up to ₹10 lakh for non-farm small and micro enterprises (₹20 lakh after repaying an earlier Tarun loan).
- Stand-Up India ↗ · Department of Financial Services
Bank loans between ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs setting up a new enterprise.
Eligibility is decided by the issuing department. Check the official page before applying. Government websites open in a new tab. VoiceOfVillage is not affiliated with these services.