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About Taharapur Village

Taharapur is a small village in Ghatampur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 247 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 814 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.21 hectares hectares.

Taharapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taharapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Nagar
Tehsil Ghatampur
Area (hectares) 254.21 hectares
Population 448
Male Population 247
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 814
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 Taharapur compares

By the 2011 count Taharapur is the 272nd largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents. Its 254.21 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 862.

Getting to Taharapur

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

Taharapur lies about 39 km from Kanpur Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Pokhrayan, about 16 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 Taharapur
Nearest railway station Pokhrayan 16 km
Nearest town Pukhrāyān 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghatampur 18 km
District headquarters Kanpur Nagar 39 km

Villages closest to Taharapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taharapur village had a population of 448. That makes it the 272nd largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents.

Taharapur village has 247 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taharapur has about 814 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 862.

Taharapur covers 254.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Taharapur falls under Ghatampur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Taharapur is Pokhrayan, about 16 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 Taharapur.

Taharapur is about 39 km from Kanpur Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taharapur is in Ghatampur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. Pokhrayan is about 16 km away. Pukhrāyān is about 17 km away. Ghatampur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fattepur (1.9 km), Katar (3.8 km) and Katari (3.8 km).

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

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