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About Taranpur Village

Taranpur is a mid sized village in Bhognipur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 940, made up of 487 males and 453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.11 hectares hectares.

Taranpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taranpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Bhognipur
Area (hectares) 135.11 hectares
Population 940
Male Population 487
Female Population 453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
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 Taranpur compares

By the 2011 count Taranpur is the 141st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 135.11 hectares work out to about 7.0 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 870.

Getting to Taranpur

Taranpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Taranpur 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 Taranpur from other places

Taranpur lies about 15 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Malasa, 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 Taranpur
Nearest railway station Malasa 12 km
Nearest town Pukhrāyān 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhognipur 14 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 15 km

Villages closest to Taranpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taranpur village had a population of 940. That makes it the 141st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Taranpur village has 487 males and 453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taranpur has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 870.

Taranpur covers 135.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Taranpur falls under Bhognipur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Taranpur is Malasa, about 12 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 Taranpur.

Taranpur is about 15 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taranpur is in Bhognipur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Malasa is about 12 km away. Pukhrāyān is about 13 km away. Bhognipur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baharai (under 2 km), Beramau (under 2 km) and Angadpur (under 2 km).

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

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