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About Taharpur Village

Taharpur is a small village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11, made up of 5 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taharpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 140401
Area (hectares) 106 hectares
Population 11
Male Population 5
Female Population 6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,200
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Taharpur compares

By the 2011 count Taharpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 880.

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 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 17 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Daun Kalan, about 15 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 Sanaur 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Daun Kalan 15 km
District headquarters Patiala 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 23 km

Villages closest to Taharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajpura 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 11. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Taharpur village has 5 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taharpur has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Taharpur is 140401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taharpur covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Taharpur falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Taharpur is Daun Kalan, about 15 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Taharpur.

Taharpur is about 17 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taharpur is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Sanaur is about 9.7 km away. Daun Kalan is about 15 km away. Patiala is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Abdulpur (under 2 km), Bivipur (under 2 km) and Gurditpura (under 2 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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