Taregana

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Taregana
Taregna
Town
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Taregana
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 25°21′01″N85°02′07″E / 25.350289°N 85.035222°E / 25.350289; 85.035222
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Bihar
District Patna
Elevation
61 m (200 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total940
Languages
  Official Magadhi, Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
804452
Telephone code0612
ISO 3166 code IN-BR
Website https://www.taregna.in

Taregana or Taregna (literally, Counting Stars), is a small town near Masaurhi in Patna district, Bihar, India. It is about 30 kilometres (19 miles) from Patna.

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History

In Taregna, Aryabhata set up an astronomical observatory in the Sun Temple 6th century. [1] It is believed that here he proposed the Heliocentric Model.

Geography

Taregna is located at Average elevation from sea level at 61 meters as per Google Earth. It is close to Patna and the Jahanabad. You can get here by train (Local trains, usually called PG passenger trains i.e. Patna Gaya) or by the road from Patna which goes to Gaya.

Demographics

Taregna is a small town now growing at a fast pace. It has some good markets that attracts all the villager that are close to it Lawaich, Lasgarichak, pathrahat, Bela, Jagidishpur to name some. It has a famous temple called the 'Manichack' which witnesses over 5,000 of marriages every year. There is a pond nearby.People of Taregana are very friendly & helpful. Taregna comes under Masaurhi Sub-division (अनुमंडल).

Transport

Taregna railway station is situated in Masaurhi sub-division, which is a township of Patna district, is named after Taregna. [2] Village has railway station on Patna–Gaya line (Station Code - TEA) is well connected to nearby cities like Patna through railway. [3] Daily, a huge number workers and government officers travel to the capital by the local trains. So in PG local passenger trains we can see a large people from Masaurhi. So in the midst there was a demand for increasing the frequency of these local trains.

22 July 2009 solar eclipse

A huge gathering at Taregna to view the Eclipse on July 22, 2009 A huge gathering at Taregna near Patna to view the Eclipse on July 22, 2009.jpg
A huge gathering at Taregna to view the Eclipse on July 22, 2009

Taregna experienced a sudden load of visitors coming to the village to see the solar eclipse of July 22, 2009, as, according to various sources, it will be one of the best locations within the path of totality to watch the solar eclipse. It was reported that the solar eclipse should be visible for at least three minutes and 38 seconds from Taregana. However, the maximum duration of the eclipse will be six minutes 38 seconds in the Pacific Ocean. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] However, on 22 July the eclipse was obscured by heavy cloud cover. [11]

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