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About Tahra Village

Tahra is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 581, made up of 304 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tahra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145001
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 581
Male Population 304
Female Population 277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tahra compares

By the 2011 count Tahra is the 200th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Tahra

Tahra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Tahra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tahra from other places

Tahra lies about 43 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kandwal, about 5.7 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 Tahra
Nearest railway station Kandwal 5.7 km
Nearest town Mamun 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 14 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 43 km

Villages closest to Tahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tahra village had a population of 581. That makes it the 200th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Tahra village has 304 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tahra has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Tahra is 145001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tahra covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tahra falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Tahra is Kandwal, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Tahra.

Tahra is about 43 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tahra is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Kandwal is about 5.7 km away. Mamun is about 11 km away. Pathankot is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhalatar (6.3 km), Baghar (8.4 km) and Jandwal (8.6 km).

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

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