Taregana or Taregna (literally, Counting Stars), is a small town near

Masaurhi Masaurhi also known as Taregna is a city and a Nagar Parishad in Patna district in the Indian state of Bihar. Masaurhi is also one of the 6 Sub-division in Patna district. Demographics India census, Masaurhi has a population of 241,216. Male ...

Patna district Patna district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state in eastern India. Patna, the capital of Bihar, is the district headquarters. The Patna district is a part of the Patna division. The Patna district is divided into 6 Subdivisio ...

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. It is about from

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History

In Taregna,

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set up an astronomical observatory in the

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6th century. It is believed that here he proposed the

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Model.

Geography

Taregna is located at Average elevation from sea level at 61 meters as per

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. 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

Sub-division (अनुमंडल).

Transport

Taregna railway station is situated in Masaurhi sub-division, which is a township of Patna district, is named after Taregna. Village has railway station on

Patna–Gaya line The Patna–Gaya line is a railway line connecting Patna Junction railway station, Patna on the Howrah–Delhi main line and Gaya Junction railway station, Gaya on the Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line both in the Indian state of Bihar. History Gaya w ...

(Station Code - TEA) is well connected to nearby cities like Patna through railway. 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

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

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. 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. However, on 22 July the eclipse was obscured by heavy cloud cover.

References

{{reflist Tourist attractions in Bihar Cities and towns in Patna district