Tarar, Bhagalpur

Tarar is a village located in Sonhaula subdivision of Bhagalpur district in Bihar, India. It is situated 12km away from sub-district headquarter Sonhaula (tehsildar office) and 25km away from district headquarter Bhagalpur. As per 2009 stats, Tarar is also a village panchayat.

Geography and data
The total geographical area of the village is 371 hectares. Tarar has a total population of 10,641 peoples, out of which male population is 5,725 while female population is 4,916. Literacy rate of Tarar village is 48.68% out of which 56.91% males and 39.10% females are literate. There are about 2,006 houses in Tarar village.

Bhagalpur is the nearest city to Tarar for all major economic activities, which is approximately 25km away.

Origins
The village is located on a land which is slightly higher in altitude than its surroundings, the slope being sharper to the east, the altitude gradually declining for about 5 or 6 kilometres to reach the Gerua river, a tributary to the Ganges. In the west, chaur land is there, which has a lower altitude than the village has. As Gerua flows to the north (to the Ganges, some 6 kilometres away from Tarar), the land to the north of the village is relatively a low land. Tarar has never evidenced an incidence of flood. There was a Hindi poem titled “Hey Tarar” (that appeared in the Tarar High School Magazine in the 1960s) written by Shri Moti Singh (alias Mathilisharan Nehnidhi), who was a teacher in Tarar High School, which mentioned that the name “Tarar” came from “Tānd”, which means an upland. Since an upland was occupied by the people to inhabit, it was named Tāndar wherefrom the name Tarar came forth (“ ... Tānd bhūmi ābād huyi. Tārar iskā nām pad gayā paribhāsā yun yād huyi”. It is believed that Tarar was settled as a village towards the end of the 18th century, just after the introduction of Zamindari system by the British government.

Demographics
Tarar has a total population of 10,641.

Gender-Wise Population
In Tarar, there are 5,725 males and 4,916 females.

Religion-Wise Population
Hinduism is the predominant religion in Tarar.

Language
Angika is the native language of Tarar village.

Parts of Tarar Panchayat

 * Makarpur
 * Dogachchhi
 * Tarar (proper)