About Taharpur Village

Taharpur is a mid sized village in Shahapur tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 714, made up of 360 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 666 hectares hectares.

Taharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taharpur village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Thane
Tehsil	Shahapur
Area (hectares)	666 hectares
Population	714
Male Population	360
Female Population	354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Taharpur compares

By the 2011 count Taharpur is the 137th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents. Its 666 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Taharpur

Taharpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Taharpur as Available within village. 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 Taharpur from other places

Taharpur lies about 48 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Atgaon, 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 Taharpur
Nearest railway station	Atgaon	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahapur	15 km
Nearest town	Vasind	16 km
District headquarters	Thane	48 km

Villages closest to Taharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahapur 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 Taharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Taharpur village had a population of 714. That makes it the 137th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents.

Taharpur village has 360 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taharpur has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Taharpur covers 666 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Taharpur falls under Shahapur tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Taharpur is Atgaon, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Taharpur.

Taharpur is about 48 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taharpur is in Shahapur tehsil of Thane district. Atgaon is about 12 km away. Shahapur is about 15 km away. Vasind is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.