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About Tahpur Village

Tahpur is a mid sized village in Biswan tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 829, made up of 445 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.86 hectares hectares.

Tahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tahpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Biswan
Area (hectares) 215.86 hectares
Population 829
Male Population 445
Female Population 384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tahpur compares

By the 2011 count Tahpur is the 280th largest of the 339 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents. Its 215.86 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Tahpur

Tahpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tahpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Tahpur from other places

Tahpur lies about 29 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Parsehra Mal, about 17 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 Tahpur
Nearest town Lāharpur 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Parsehra Mal 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Biswan 28 km
District headquarters Sitapur 29 km

Villages closest to Tahpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tahpur village had a population of 829. That makes it the 280th largest of the 339 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents.

Tahpur village has 445 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tahpur has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 889.

Tahpur covers 215.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tahpur falls under Biswan tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tahpur is Parsehra Mal, about 17 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 10+ km distance for Tahpur.

Tahpur is about 29 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tahpur is in Biswan tehsil of Sitapur district. Lāharpur is about 3.2 km away. Parsehra Mal is about 17 km away. Biswan is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mallapur (4.4 km), Ramnapur Mallapur (4.4 km) and Akaba Pur (5.4 km).

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

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