Tarun, Ayodhya
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| settlement_type = Town
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| subdivision_name1 = Uttar Pradesh
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Tarun
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| elevation_m = 1346
| population_total = 15,985
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank = 32
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| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code =224203
| registration_plate = UP 42
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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 is also a block in Ayodhya district.{{Cite web|title=Subdivision & Blocks {{!}} District Ayodhya - Government of Uttar Pradesh {{!}} India|url=https://ayodhya.nic.in/subdivision-blocks/|access-date=2021-02-22|language=en-US}} There is a police station in Tarun.{{Cite web|title=Police {{!}} District Ayodhya - Government of Uttar Pradesh {{!}} India|url=https://ayodhya.nic.in/police/|access-date=2021-02-22|language=en}} Tarun is a part of Goshainganj Vidhan Sabha constituency and Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha constituency.{{Cite web|title=Ambedkar Nagar MP (Lok Sabha) Election Results 2019 Live: Candidate List, Constituency Map, Winner & Runner Up - Oneindia|url=https://www.oneindia.com/ambedkar-nagar-lok-sabha-election-result-471/|access-date=2021-02-22|website=www.oneindia.com|language=en}}
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,{{Cite web|title=Goshainganj (GGJ) Railway Station: Station Code, Schedule & Train Enquiry - RailYatri|url=https://www.railyatri.in/stations/goshainganj-ggj|access-date=2021-02-23|website=www.railyatri.in}} Ayodhya Junction,{{Cite magazine|author=Aishwarya Paliwal |date=August 6, 2020 |title=Ayodhya Junction railway station to get new temple-like look|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/ayodhya-junction-railway-station-to-get-new-temple-like-look-1708280-2020-08-06|access-date=2021-02-23|magazine=India Today|language=en}} Faizabad Junction,{{Cite web|title=Faizabad Jn Railway Station (FD) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry|url=https://www.ndtv.com/indian-railway/faizabad-jn-fd-station|access-date=2021-02-23|website=www.ndtv.com|language=en}} and Chaure Bazar{{Cite web|title=Chaure Bazar (CHBR) Railway Station: Station Code, Schedule & Train Enquiry - RailYatri|url=https://www.railyatri.in/stations/chaure-bazar-chbr|access-date=2021-02-23|website=www.railyatri.in}} are the nearby railway stations from Tarun.
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Ayodhya Airport in Ayodhya is the nearest airport from Tarun.{{Cite web|title=UP Cabinet clears proposal to rename Ayodhya Airport as Maryada Purushottam Sri Ram Airport|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/industry/article/up-cabinet-clears-proposal-to-rename-ayodhya-airport-as-maryada-purushottam-sri-ram-airport/686291|access-date=2021-02-22|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en}}
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.{{citation needed|date=July 2014}}
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{{bar percent|Hindus|orange|85}}
{{bar percent|Muslims|green|15}}
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†Includes Sikhs (0%), Buddhists (<0%).
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References
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