Taharpurਤਹਰਪੁਰ

Where is Taharpur?

Taharpur is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Qadian community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028523, and it covers 74 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 54 people in Taharpur: 27 men and 27 women, living in 8 households, an average of about 6.8 people per household. Spread over its 74 hectares, the population density works out to about 73 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 5, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 91.84 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.67 per cent and women at 92 per cent. The census recorded 33 workers, about 61 per cent of the village. Of the 17 main workers, the largest group, 17, were cultivators on their own land. A further 16 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Taharpur's land. Of the village's 74 hectares, 71 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (71 hectares). About 3 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 33 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Taharpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Pinda Rori, Moor, Withwan and Aulakh.

What is the population of Taharpur?

The population of Taharpur was 54 at the 2011 census, living in 8 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Taharpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Taharpur has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.