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About Tauns Village

Tauns is a large village in Kanpur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,079, made up of 1,095 males and 984 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 209401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tauns Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tauns village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Nagar
Tehsil Kanpur
Pincode 209401
Area (hectares) 338.72 hectares
Population 2,079
Male Population 1,095
Female Population 984
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tauns compares

By the 2011 count Tauns is the 86th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents. Its 338.72 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Tauns

Tauns is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tauns as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Tauns from other places

Tauns lies about 34 km from Kanpur Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Sirsaul, about 4.4 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 Tauns
Nearest railway station Sirsaul 4.4 km
Nearest town Kanpur Cantonment 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanpur 23 km
District headquarters Kanpur Nagar 34 km

Villages closest to Tauns

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tauns village had a population of 2,079. That makes it the 86th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents.

Tauns village has 1,095 males and 984 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tauns has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Tauns is 209401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tauns covers 338.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tauns falls under Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tauns is Sirsaul, about 4.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tauns.

Tauns is about 34 km from Kanpur Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tauns is in Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. Sirsaul is about 4.4 km away. Kanpur Cantonment is about 22 km away. Kanpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semarjhal (under 2 km), Naraura (under 2 km) and Singhpur Kathar (under 2 km).

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

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