About Taherpur Village

Taherpur is a large village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,297, made up of 1,207 males and 1,090 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733134, 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	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Raiganj
Pincode	733134
Area (hectares)	283.44 hectares
Population	2,297
Male Population	1,207
Female Population	1,090
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Taherpur compares

By the 2011 count Taherpur is the 61st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 283.44 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Taherpur

Taherpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Taherpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Taherpur from other places

Taherpur lies about 36 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Salmari, about under 2 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 Taherpur
Nearest railway station	Salmari	under 2 km
Nearest town	Katihar	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raiganj	28 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	36 km

Villages closest to Taherpur

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

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Common questions about Taherpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Taherpur village had a population of 2,297. That makes it the 61st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Taherpur village has 1,207 males and 1,090 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taherpur has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Taherpur is 733134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taherpur covers 283.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Taherpur falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Taherpur is Salmari, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Taherpur.

Taherpur is about 36 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taherpur is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Salmari is about under 2 km away. Katihar is about 28 km away. Raiganj is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.