# Taharpur Village, Shahkot, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahkot, Jalandhar 

# Taharpur

Taharpur is a village in Shahkot sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144041**. The 2011 Census counted **309 people in 70 households**, the 147th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 309people (2011)
- 70households
- 77.2%literacy
- 144041PIN code

## Taharpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Taharpur is 144041.** Taharpur falls in Shahkot sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144041
- Gram panchayatTaharpur
- Community development blockShahkot
- Census village code029711

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Taharpur from nearby towns?

- Shahkot (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ)45 km by road
- Shahkot (nearest town)8 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Taharpur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Taharpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shahkot
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shahkot
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shahkot
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Taharpur known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 94% of the 133 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Taharpur

Of every 100 households in Taharpur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Taharpur · ■ Shahkot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**26%

Tap water ****56%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**56%

Use banking services ****36%**

**71%

Television ****61%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****56%**

**54%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**12%

None of these assets ****10%**

**4%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Taharpur?

■ Taharpur · ■ Shahkot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1176**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1278**

**862

Working population ****33.7%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 72.9% for women. 61% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 30 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (54%) · **■** Other work 14 (13%) · **■** Marginal 4 (4%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Shahkot

- Kohar Khurd319 people
- Gatti Pir Bakhsh315 people
- Burewal313 people
- Kutbiwal312 people
- Sangatpur308 people
- Kotli Kamboan306 people
- Fakhruwal304 people
- Shekhewal303 people

[All 179 villages in Shahkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/shahkot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Taharpur?144041
- How far is Taharpur from Jalandhar?45 km by road
- What is the population of Taharpur?309 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taharpur in?Jalandhar district (Shahkot sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Taharpur?77.2% (Census 2011)