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About Taharpur Village

Taharpur is a mid sized village in Tilhar tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 719, made up of 377 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.47 hectares hectares.

Taharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taharpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Tilhar
Area (hectares) 163.47 hectares
Population 719
Male Population 377
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 325th largest of the 541 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 163.47 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 855.

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 10+ 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 39 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Bilpur, about 7.8 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 railway station Bilpur 7.8 km
Nearest town Mīrānpur Katra 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Tilhar 20 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 39 km

Villages closest to Taharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tilhar 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 719. That makes it the 325th largest of the 541 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Taharpur village has 377 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taharpur has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 855.

Taharpur covers 163.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Taharpur is Bilpur, about 7.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Taharpur.

Taharpur is about 39 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 Tilhar tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Bilpur is about 7.8 km away. Mīrānpur Katra is about 11 km away. Tilhar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taharpur Jadaupur (under 2 km), Mahmoodpur (under 2 km) and Marua Jhala (1.8 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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