Tarun, Ayodhya

Tarun is a town in Bikapur tehsil, Ayodhya district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Tarun is 30 km south of district headquarters Ayodhya city.

Tarun
Town
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictAyodhya
TehsilBikapur
BlockTarun
Government
 • TypeTown
Elevation
1,346 m (4,416 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total15,985
 • Rank32
Language
 • OfficialHindi
 • Additional officialUrdu
 • RegionalAwadhi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
224203
Vehicle registrationUP 42
Sex ratio1000/1020 ♂/♀

Tarun is also a block in Ayodhya district.[1] There is a police station in Tarun.[2] Tarun is a part of Goshainganj Vidhan Sabha constituency and Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha constituency.[3]

Transport

Road

Tarun is well connected with nearby cities Ayodhya, Sultanpur and Akbarpur. And also Goshainganj, Bikapur, Bhadarsa, Haiderganj, Masodha and Chaure Bazar towns are the nearby towns from Tarun, Ayodhya.

Railway

Goshainganj,[4] Ayodhya Junction,[5] Faizabad Junction,[6] and Chaure Bazar[7] are the nearby railway stations from Tarun.

Air

Ayodhya Airport in Ayodhya is the nearest airport from Tarun.[8]

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Tarun Bazaar had a population of 15,990. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Tarun Bazaar has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 52%. In Tarun Bazaar, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Religions in Tarun Bazaar
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 85%
Muslims
 
 15%
Jains
 
 0%
Others†
 
 0%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (0%), Buddhists (<0%).

References
  1. "Subdivision & Blocks | District Ayodhya - Government of Uttar Pradesh | India". Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  2. "Police | District Ayodhya - Government of Uttar Pradesh | India". Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  3. "Ambedkar Nagar MP (Lok Sabha) Election Results 2019 Live: Candidate List, Constituency Map, Winner & Runner Up - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  4. "Goshainganj (GGJ) Railway Station: Station Code, Schedule & Train Enquiry - RailYatri". www.railyatri.in. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  5. Aishwarya Paliwal (6 August 2020). "Ayodhya Junction railway station to get new temple-like look". India Today. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  6. "Faizabad Jn Railway Station (FD) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  7. "Chaure Bazar (CHBR) Railway Station: Station Code, Schedule & Train Enquiry - RailYatri". www.railyatri.in. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  8. "UP Cabinet clears proposal to rename Ayodhya Airport as Maryada Purushottam Sri Ram Airport". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 22 February 2021.

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