Taharpurਤਹਰਪੁਰ

Where is Taharpur?

Taharpur is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ambala, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghanaur community development block and is served by the Kapuri gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036843, and it covers 106 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 11 people in Taharpur: 5 men and 6 women, living in 1 households, an average of about 11.0 people per household. Spread over its 106 hectares, the population density works out to about 10 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1200 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 3, about 27 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 75 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75 per cent and women at 75 per cent. The census recorded 7 workers, about 64 per cent of the village. Of the 7 main workers, the largest group, 4, were household industry workers, ahead of 3 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Taharpur's land. Of the village's 106 hectares, 96 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (96 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 3 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. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included 2 community health centres and a primary health centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Ambala, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jharwan, Sonta, Kapuri and Rampur.

What is the population of Taharpur?

The population of Taharpur was 11 at the 2011 census, living in 1 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala 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.