Tarapur is a Sub-division under Munger District. Its a division of Water-wage and irrigation department. It also has a division Of kada vibhag. Tarapur is a Sub-Urban Market which serves all the necessities and requirements of nearby villages.
Economy
The main occupation of people residing around Tarapur is agriculture. Paddy, wheat, corn, pulses, sugarcane, and other cereals are grown here. Katarni Chura and mangoes from this region are also famous. It is a market and educational hub for nearby villages. Tarapur has been growing as an administrative unit as well as a commercial centre in Munger district.
Education
Tarapur has about 10–15 educational institutes and one college ". A number of students from the remote area, specifically villages find this place as Educational Hub. Private schools in Tarapur are run by educational trusts or individuals as well. Paramount Academy, Morning Glory Public School,Open Sky are some of the prominent private schools of the area.
Currently, no movie theater is operating in this city. The market in the evening has a lot of rush from different parts of villages for marketing and this crowd serves the same purpose of entertainment.
Culture
The town is festively decorated every year during shrawani mela, a month-long religious carnival where devotees go to the historic Shiva temple in Deoghar after taking the holy water from the "utrawahini" Ganges in Sultanganj.
Religious places
There are many religious places in Tarapur famous for being old and historical.
Maa Teldiha
Ulta Mahadev
Manokamna Sthal
Rangaon Mandir
Mohanganj Durga Mandir
Mohanganj Kali Mandir
Dhauni Durga Mandir
Transportation
The nearest railway station is in the city of Sultanganj. Various buses also run for different cities. Only Bus for long distance is Pawan Rath which connects Tarapur to cities of Jharkhand like Dhanbad and Bokaro Steel City. Tarapur has connectivity to different cities around with state highway. Few are the listed below
Shahid Smarak, Thana Chauk, Tarapur, tamtam stand at thana chowk
Ratneshwar Nath Mahadev Mandir, Rangaon
Ulta Mahadev Mandir, Tarapur, Main Market
Krishna Kali Bhagwati, Dhouni
Tildiha temple at Harbanspur, Banka
Teldia Mandir stands with pride for more than 400 years. It is known for its special worship based on Bangla Tantrik Vidhi. Millions of devotees visit the temple for worship during Durga Puja. On regular days, the devotees gather in huge numbers on Tuesday and Saturday. It is widely believed that parents willing for a child gets their wish fulfilled.
15 February 1932 Almost 100 freedom fighters had gathered at the Tarapur police station for hosting the flag. A British superintendent of police was hit by a gunshot fired by one of the protesters. This provoked the police to open indiscriminate fire that killed 34 people and injured over two dozen. Some dead bodies were floating in the river Ganga at Sultanganj. Dhobai village was a center for the meeting of revolutionaries.
Notable people
Nandalal Bose, a sculptor and painter born in Tarapur
Late Bijay Narayan Prashant was a freedom fighter and socialist. He was elected as member of legislative assembly in 1967.
