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About Taharpur Village

Taharpur is a mid sized village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,296, made up of 675 males and 621 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taharpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Baba Bakala
Pincode 143114
Area (hectares) 344 hectares
Population 1,296
Male Population 675
Female Population 621
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Taharpur compares

By the 2011 count Taharpur is the 83rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 344 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

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 <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 46 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Vadala Granthin, about 8.4 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 town Qadian 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Vadala Granthin 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Baba Bakala 24 km
District headquarters Amritsar 46 km

Villages closest to Taharpur

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

Common questions about Taharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Taharpur village had a population of 1,296. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Taharpur village has 675 males and 621 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taharpur has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Taharpur is 143114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taharpur covers 344 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taharpur falls under Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Taharpur is Vadala Granthin, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Taharpur.

Taharpur is about 46 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taharpur is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Qadian is about 7.9 km away. Vadala Granthin is about 8.4 km away. Baba Bakala is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Boparai (3.7 km), Kotla Bathungarh (7.4 km) and Athwal (8.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Taharpur today is likely to be higher.

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