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About Taharpur Village

Taharpur is a large village in Khair tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,227, made up of 1,716 males and 1,511 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.7 hectares hectares.

Taharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taharpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Khair
Area (hectares) 342.7 hectares
Population 3,227
Male Population 1,716
Female Population 1,511
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taharpur compares

By the 2011 count Taharpur is the 31st largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents. Its 342.7 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Taharpur

Taharpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Taharpur 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 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 47 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Sholaka, about 26 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 Jewar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Khair 23 km
Nearest railway station Sholaka 26 km
District headquarters Aligarh 47 km

Villages closest to Taharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khair 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 3,227. That makes it the 31st largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents.

Taharpur village has 1,716 males and 1,511 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taharpur has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Taharpur covers 342.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Taharpur is Sholaka, about 26 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Taharpur.

Taharpur is about 47 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 Khair tehsil of Aligarh district. Jewar is about 13 km away. Khair is about 23 km away. Sholaka is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurana (under 2 km), Hasanpur Jarailia (1.8 km) and Hetalpur (2.0 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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