Tarari is a village and corresponding
community development block
In India, a community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of District, administratively earmarked for planning and development. In tribal areas, similar sub-divisions are called tribal development blocks (TD blocks). T ...
in
Bhojpur district of
Bihar
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,
India
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. As of 2011, its population was 3,586, in 393 households. The total block population was 182,631, in 28,316 households.
Geography
Tarari, along with the entirety of Tarari block, is located on the
Arrah
Arrah (also transliterated as Ara) is a city and a municipal corporation in Bhojpur district, India, Bhojpur district (formerly known as Shahabad district) in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the headquarters of Bhojpur district, India, Bhojpur ...
plains.
Demographics
Tarari is a rural block, with no large urban centres. As of 2011, its
sex ratio
A sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. However, many species deviate from an even sex ratio, ei ...
was 926, which was higher than the Bhojpur district ratio of 907. The sex ratio was higher in the 0-6 age group, with 945 females for every 1000 males, which was also higher than the district value of 918 for this age group. Members of
scheduled castes made up 20.15% of the block population and members of
scheduled tribes made up 0.11%. The block's
literacy rate
Literacy is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was ...
was 71.04%, which was marginally higher than the district rate of 70.47%. There was a 24.99% gender literacy gap between men (83.03%) and women (58.04%) in Tarari block, which was slightly above the district average of 23.71%.
Most of Tarari block's workforce was employed in
agriculture
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in 2011, with 24.77% being cultivators who owned or leased their own land and another 55.15% being agricultural labourers who worked someone else's land for wages. (The 55.15% of workers being agricultural labourers was the highest proportion in Bhojpur district.) 5.23% were household industry workers, and the remaining 14.85% were other workers. The block's workforce was predominantly male: there were 12,413 male workers and 2,573 female workers in 2011. Higher proportions of men than women were counted as cultivators and agricultural labourers, while greater proportions of women than men worked as household industry workers and other workers.
Villages
Tarari block contains the following 115 villages:
References
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Villages in Bhojpur district, India