ਤਹਰਪੁਰਤਹਰਪੁਰ

Where is Taharpur?

Taharpur is a village in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 19 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Narot Jaimal Singh community development block and is served by the Tahrpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027760, and it covers 59 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 148 people in Taharpur: 75 men and 73 women, living in 28 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 59 hectares, the population density works out to about 251 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 973 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 14, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 25 people, about 17 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.87 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.1 per cent and women at 74.63 per cent. The census recorded 44 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 41 main workers, the largest group, 22, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 16 agricultural labourers and 2 household industry workers. A further 3 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 59 hectares, 38 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (38 hectares). About 21 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 1 cultivators and 17 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than 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 Dina Nagar, about 19 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rakwal, Khokhar Kotli, Rajo Beli and Haibat Pindi.

What is the population of Taharpur?

The population of Taharpur was 148 at the 2011 census, living in 28 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot 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.