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About Taherpur Village

Taherpur is a mid sized village in Singur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,625, made up of 843 males and 782 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712124, 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 Hugli
Tehsil Singur
Pincode 712124
Area (hectares) 154.65 hectares
Population 1,625
Male Population 843
Female Population 782
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Taherpur compares

By the 2011 count Taherpur is the 47th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,285 residents. Its 154.65 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Taherpur

Taherpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Taherpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sinhal Patan, Sinher Bheri, Srirampur and Srirampur Beraberi. 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 1,625. That makes it the 47th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,285 residents.

Taherpur village has 843 males and 782 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taherpur has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Taherpur is 712124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taherpur covers 154.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Taherpur falls under Singur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Taherpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Taherpur.

Taherpur is in Singur tehsil of Hugli 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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