About Taharpur Village

Taharpur is a small village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 309, made up of 142 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,176 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taharpur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Shahkot
Pincode	144041
Area (hectares)	133 hectares
Population	309
Male Population	142
Female Population	167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,176
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Taharpur compares

By the 2011 count Taharpur is the 145th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Taharpur

Taharpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Taharpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 40 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Mulewal Khaira, about 4.8 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	Mulewal Khaira	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahkot	5.4 km
Nearest town	Nakodar	19 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	40 km

Villages closest to Taharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahkot 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 309. That makes it the 145th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Taharpur village has 142 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taharpur has about 1176 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Taharpur is 144041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taharpur covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taharpur falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Taharpur is Mulewal Khaira, about 4.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Taharpur.

Taharpur is about 40 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taharpur is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Mulewal Khaira is about 4.8 km away. Shahkot is about 5.4 km away. Nakodar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.