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About Taghan Village

Taghan is a mid sized village in Unchahar tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,846, made up of 924 males and 922 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 229402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taghan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taghan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Unchahar
Pincode 229402
Area (hectares) 201.39 hectares
Population 1,846
Male Population 924
Female Population 922
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Taghan compares

By the 2011 count Taghan is the 45th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,504 residents. Its 201.39 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Taghan

The census records public bus service for Taghan 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Taghan from other places

Taghan lies about 21 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Lachhmanpur, about 1.9 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 Taghan
Nearest railway station Lachhmanpur 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Unchahar 16 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 21 km
Nearest town Raebareli 21 km

Villages closest to Taghan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taghan village had a population of 1,846. That makes it the 45th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,504 residents.

Taghan village has 924 males and 922 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taghan has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Taghan is 229402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taghan covers 201.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Taghan falls under Unchahar tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Taghan is Lachhmanpur, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Taghan.

Taghan is about 21 km from Rae Bareli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taghan is in Unchahar tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Lachhmanpur is about 1.9 km away. Unchahar is about 16 km away. Rae Bareli is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manoharganj (under 2 km), Jigna (under 2 km) and Gobardhanpur (under 2 km).

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

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