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About Taspur Village

Taspur is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 819, made up of 423 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.29 hectares hectares.

Taspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taspur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 72.29 hectares
Population 819
Male Population 423
Female Population 396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Taspur compares

By the 2011 count Taspur is the 296th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 72.29 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Taspur

Taspur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Taspur as Available within 10+ 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 Taspur from other places

Taspur lies about 42 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mungara Badshahpur, about 12 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 Taspur
Nearest railway station Mungara Badshahpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 15 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 15 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 42 km

Villages closest to Taspur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taspur village had a population of 819. That makes it the 296th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Taspur village has 423 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taspur has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Taspur covers 72.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Taspur falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Taspur is Mungara Badshahpur, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Taspur.

Taspur is about 42 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taspur is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mungara Badshahpur is about 12 km away. Machhlishahr is about 15 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umarpur (1.7 km), Kanchanpur (1.9 km) and Sarai Khani (2.0 km).

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

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