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About Taharpur Village

Taharpur is a mid sized village in Powayan tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 582, made up of 306 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.58 hectares hectares.

Taharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taharpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Powayan
Area (hectares) 113.58 hectares
Population 582
Male Population 306
Female Population 276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
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 Taharpur compares

By the 2011 count Taharpur is the 392nd largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 941 residents. Its 113.58 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Taharpur

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

Taharpur lies about 23 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Algawan, about 10 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 Shāhābād 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Algawan 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Powayan 23 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 23 km

Villages closest to Taharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Powayan 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 582. That makes it the 392nd largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 941 residents.

Taharpur village has 306 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taharpur has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Taharpur covers 113.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taharpur falls under Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Taharpur is Algawan, about 10 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 Taharpur.

Taharpur is about 23 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taharpur is in Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Shāhābād is about 9.0 km away. Algawan is about 10 km away. Powayan 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 Sunasar (3.7 km), Titura (4.1 km) and Sikrahani (4.9 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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