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About Taherpur Village

Taherpur is a mid sized village in Galsi II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 608, made up of 299 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taherpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Galsi II
Pincode 713428
Area (hectares) 227.6 hectares
Population 608
Male Population 299
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taherpur compares

By the 2011 count Taherpur is the 60th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents. Its 227.6 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Taherpur

Taherpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Taherpur as Available within 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Shrirampur, Sikarpur, Sonda and Sridharpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Taherpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Taherpur village had a population of 608. That makes it the 60th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents.

Taherpur village has 299 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taherpur has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Taherpur is 713428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taherpur covers 227.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taherpur falls under Galsi II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Taherpur notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Taherpur.

Taherpur is in Galsi II tehsil of Barddhaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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