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Taregna —  Village  — Taregna Location of Taregna in Bihar and India Coordinates 25.350289°N 85.035222°E / 25.35029°N 85.03522°E / 25.35029; 85.03522Coordinates: 25.350289°N 85.035222°E / 25.35029°N 85.03522°E / 25.35029; 85.03522 Country  India State Bihar District(s) Patna Population 683 (2007[update]) Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Area • Elevation • 61 metres (200 ft) Codes • Telephone • +91-612 Taregana or Taregna (literally, song of the stars), is a small town in Bihar, India, about 30 km (19 mi) from Patna. Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Transport 5 22 July 2009 Solar Eclipse 6 References // 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, and suggested for the first time in history that Earth revolves around the Sun. Geography Taregna is located at25°21′01″N 85°02′07″E / 25.350289°N 85.035222°E / 25.350289; 85.035222. Average elevation from sea level is 61 meters as per Google Earth. Demographics Taregna is a small village with a population of 683, with male population being 363 and female population being 320. Transport The railway station of Masaurhi sub-division, which is by all account a township of Patna district, is named after Taregana [2]. Village has railway station (Station Code- TEA) is well connected to nearby cities like Patna through Railway[3]. 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 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] References ^ http://ncsm.gov.in/docs/Get%20ready%20for%20Solar%20eclipse.pdf ^ http://ourvillageindia.org/Place.aspx?PID=126174 ^ http://www.indiantrains.org/station-details/?code=TEA&name=TAREGNA ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/south_asia/8149149.stm ^ http://in.news.yahoo.com/43/20090720/860/ttc-eclipse-gives-bihar-village-its-days.html ^ http://www.samaylive.com/news/nitish-kumar-excited-about-solar-eclipse-at-taregana/639503.html ^ http://ibnlive.in.com/news/eclipse-gives-bihar-village-its-days-in-the-sun/97513-3.html ^ http://www.stepl.org/patna_09.html ^ http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/foreign/display.var.2520386.0.Stargazers_descend_on_Indian_town_for_longest_solar_eclipse.php ^ BBC News - Eclipse fever in India village ^ cloud cover Taregna disappoints eclipse watchers This Bihar-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v • d • e