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About Taharpur Village

Taharpur is a mid sized village in Iglas tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,771, made up of 920 males and 851 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.52 hectares hectares.

Taharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taharpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Iglas
Area (hectares) 162.52 hectares
Population 1,771
Male Population 920
Female Population 851
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taharpur compares

By the 2011 count Taharpur is the 62nd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents. Its 162.52 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Taharpur

Taharpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Taharpur 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 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 Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Mandrak, about 13 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
Tehsil headquarters Iglas 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Mandrak 13 km
District headquarters Aligarh 17 km
Nearest town Alīgarh 17 km

Villages closest to Taharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Iglas 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 1,771. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents.

Taharpur village has 920 males and 851 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taharpur has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 872.

Taharpur covers 162.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Taharpur falls under Iglas tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Taharpur is Mandrak, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Taharpur.

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

Taharpur is in Iglas tehsil of Aligarh district. Iglas is about 6.4 km away. Mandrak is about 13 km away. Aligarh 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 Navalpur (under 2 km), Sahara Khurd (1.8 km) and Sahara Kalan (1.8 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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