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About Taherpur Askaran Village

Taherpur Askaran is a small village in Dhampur tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 231, made up of 128 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 805 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63 hectares hectares.

Taherpur Askaran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taherpur Askaran village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Dhampur
Area (hectares) 63 hectares
Population 231
Male Population 128
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 805
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Taherpur Askaran compares

By the 2011 count Taherpur Askaran is the 544th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 63 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Taherpur Askaran

Taherpur Askaran is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Taherpur Askaran 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Taherpur Askaran from other places

Taherpur Askaran lies about 20 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Haldaur, about 6.1 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 Taherpur Askaran
Nearest town Nihtaur 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Haldaur 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhampur 17 km
District headquarters Bijnor 20 km

Villages closest to Taherpur Askaran

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhampur 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 Taherpur Askaran

As per the Census of India 2011, Taherpur Askaran village had a population of 231. That makes it the 544th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Taherpur Askaran village has 128 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taherpur Askaran has about 805 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Taherpur Askaran covers 63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taherpur Askaran falls under Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Taherpur Askaran is Haldaur, about 6.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Taherpur Askaran.

Taherpur Askaran is about 20 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taherpur Askaran is in Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district. Nihtaur is about 5.4 km away. Haldaur is about 6.1 km away. Dhampur 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 Raghu Nathpur (under 2 km), Raghunathpur (under 2 km) and Basawanpur (under 2 km).

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

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