About Tahirpur Village

Tahirpur is a large village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,499, made up of 1,289 males and 1,210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148 hectares hectares.

Tahirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tahirpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Area (hectares)	148 hectares
Population	2,499
Male Population	1,289
Female Population	1,210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tahirpur compares

By the 2011 count Tahirpur is the 25th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 148 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Tahirpur

Tahirpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tahirpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tahirpur from other places

Tahirpur lies about 27 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 12 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Tahirpur
Nearest railway station	Bela	12 km
Nearest town	Purāini	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	27 km
District headquarters	Banka	27 km

Villages closest to Tahirpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhuraiya tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Tahirpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Tahirpur village had a population of 2,499. That makes it the 25th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Tahirpur village has 1,289 males and 1,210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tahirpur has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Tahirpur covers 148 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tahirpur falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tahirpur is Bela, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tahirpur.

Tahirpur is about 27 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tahirpur is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 12 km away. Purāini is about 17 km away. Dhuraiya is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.