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About Taipur Village

Taipur is a mid sized village in Patran tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,524, made up of 811 males and 713 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 596 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taipur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Patran
Pincode 147105
Area (hectares) 596 hectares
Population 1,524
Male Population 811
Female Population 713
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taipur compares

By the 2011 count Taipur is the 42nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents. Its 596 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Taipur

Taipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Taipur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Taipur from other places

Taipur lies about 57 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Sajuma, about 21 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 Taipur
Tehsil headquarters Patran 14 km
Nearest railway station Sajuma 21 km
District headquarters Patiala 57 km

Villages closest to Taipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taipur village had a population of 1,524. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents.

Taipur village has 811 males and 713 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taipur has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Taipur is 147105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taipur covers 596 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taipur falls under Patran tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Taipur is Sajuma, about 21 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 village for Taipur.

Taipur is about 57 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taipur is in Patran tehsil of Patiala district. Patran is about 14 km away. Sajuma is about 21 km away. Patiala is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matauli (under 2 km), Sagra (2.3 km) and Rahimpura Alias Kangthala (2.8 km).

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

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