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- LGD code
- 387342
- Pincode
- 758043
- Post office
- Sainkul
- Population
- 1,383
- Households
- 317
- Literacy rate
- 80%
- Sex ratio
- 996 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 361
Census 2011 · in context
How Taruan compares
By population, Taruan ranks #8 of 55 villages in Sainkul mandal.
Literacy rate
%
80.0%
+9.0% vs mandal average
Taruan80.0%
Sainkul mandal71.0%
Kendujhar district58.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
996
+28 vs mandal average
Taruan996
Sainkul mandal968
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.1 vs mandal average
Taruan4.4
Sainkul mandal4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Taruan at a glance
Taruan is a village of 1,383 people in 317 households (Census 2011) in Sainkul block, Kendujhar district, Odisha, the 8th-largest of 55 villages in Sainkul block. Literacy is 80%, 9 points above the block average of 71% and the sex ratio is 996 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 758043, served by Sainkul post office; the LGD village code is 387342. The village votes in Begunia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pradip Kumar Sahu S/O Laxmidhar Sahu. The population is estimated at 1,631 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Taruan
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 11
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- 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
- ANANDAPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 26
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 103
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 23
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Taruan
- Total area (ha)
- 183
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0.01
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Taruan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Taruan
- LGD code
- 387342
- Pincode
- 758043
- Post office
- Sainkul
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,383
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,631
- Households
- 317
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 996
- Literacy rate
- 80.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bhubaneswar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Begunia
- Member of Parliament
- Aparajita Sarangi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Pradip Kumar Sahu S/O Laxmidhar Sahu
- Block / Mandal
- Sainkul
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- Mahuri
- Kendukhunta
- Narda
- Lunahar
- Kolipal
- Bilabandha
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- Hasanpur
- Bramhanda
- Siapada
- Ujuni
- Kantabania
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- Chandali
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)