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About Taharpur Village

Taharpur is a mid sized village in Behat tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,311, made up of 681 males and 630 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.67 hectares hectares.

Taharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taharpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Saharanpur
Tehsil Behat
Area (hectares) 166.67 hectares
Population 1,311
Male Population 681
Female Population 630
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taharpur compares

By the 2011 count Taharpur is the 132nd largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents. Its 166.67 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Taharpur

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

Taharpur lies about 36 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Yamunanagar Jagadhri, about 19 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 Taharpur
Nearest town Jagādhri 13 km
Nearest railway station Yamunanagar Jagadhri 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Behat 24 km
District headquarters Saharanpur 36 km

Villages closest to Taharpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taharpur village had a population of 1,311. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents.

Taharpur village has 681 males and 630 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taharpur has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 895.

Taharpur covers 166.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Taharpur falls under Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Taharpur is Yamunanagar Jagadhri, about 19 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 village for Taharpur.

Taharpur is about 36 km from Saharanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taharpur is in Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district. Jagādhri is about 13 km away. Yamunanagar Jagadhri is about 19 km away. Behat is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahabpura (under 2 km), Chohadpur Kalan (11 km) and Bahadurpur (13 km).

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

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