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About Taggar Khurd Village

Taggar Khurd is a small village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 432, made up of 214 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taggar Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taggar Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 89 hectares
Population 432
Male Population 214
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Taggar Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Taggar Khurd is the 221st largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Taggar Khurd

Taggar Khurd is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Taggar Khurd as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Taggar Khurd from other places

Taggar Khurd lies about 50 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghaunspur, about 2.6 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 Taggar Khurd
Nearest railway station Ghaunspur 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 5.0 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 5.0 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 50 km

Villages closest to Taggar Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mukerian 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 Taggar Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Taggar Khurd village had a population of 432. That makes it the 221st largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Taggar Khurd village has 214 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taggar Khurd has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Taggar Khurd is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taggar Khurd covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taggar Khurd falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Taggar Khurd is Ghaunspur, about 2.6 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 <5 km distance for Taggar Khurd.

Taggar Khurd is about 50 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taggar Khurd is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Ghaunspur is about 2.6 km away. Mukerian is about 5.0 km away. Mukeriān is about 5.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Latifpur (under 2 km), Alipur (under 2 km) and Dad (under 2 km).

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

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