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Taranpur

तारनपुर
Paliganj mandal
Pincode 801110
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Taranpur observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

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Temple in Paliganj mandal

The principal temple recorded for Paliganj mandal is Jagdamba Asthan. No temple of this dedication is on record within Taranpur itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Bihar

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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Patna Sahib
PC 30
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Bakhtiarpur
AC 180
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RAMJATAN CHANDRAVANSHI
Contact: 80****7441
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LGD code
245774
Pincode
801110
Post office
Paliganj
Population
1,777
Households
290
Literacy rate
46.6%
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000♂
Workers
595
Census 2011 · in context

How Taranpur compares

By population, Taranpur ranks #50 of 118 villages in Paliganj mandal.

Literacy rate
%
46.6%
−4.3% vs mandal average
Taranpur46.6%
Paliganj mandal50.9%
Patna district59.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
964
+18 vs mandal average
Taranpur964
Paliganj mandal946
Household size
people per home
6.1
−0.3 vs mandal average
Taranpur6.1
Paliganj mandal6.4

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Taranpur at a glance

Taranpur is a village of 1,777 people in 290 households (Census 2011) in Paliganj block, Patna district, Bihar, the 50th-largest of 118 villages in Paliganj block. Literacy is 47%, 4 points below the block average of 51% and the sex ratio is 964 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 801110, served by Paliganj post office; the LGD village code is 245774. The sarpanch is RAMJATAN CHANDRAVANSHI, and the village votes in Bakhtiarpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arun Kumar S/O Satrughan Sao. The population is estimated at 2,095 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Taranpur · this village1,77747%—
Khapura · Paliganj3,74151%—
Banauli Khurd · Paliganj2,28850%—
Mankurha · Paliganj1,79952%—
Khiri · Paliganj1,10758%—
Chauri · Paliganj91752%—
Banauli Buzurg · Paliganj68778%—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Taranpur

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
Yes
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
5
Power hours (winter)
6
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
JEHANABAD
Distance to nearest town (km)
25
Distance to district HQ (km)
68
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
8
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Khanpura Taranpur
Total area (ha)
137.19
Irrigated area (ha)
52.76
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Taranpur

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Taranpur

LGD code
245774
Pincode
801110
Post office
Paliganj
Population (Census 2011)
1,777
Population (projected 2026)
2,095
Households
290
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
964
Literacy rate
46.6%
Lok Sabha constituency
Patna Sahib
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bakhtiarpur
Member of Parliament
Ravi Shankar Prasad
Member of Legislative Assembly
Arun Kumar S/O Satrughan Sao
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
RAMJATAN CHANDRAVANSHI
Block / Mandal
Paliganj
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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