# Taharpur Village, Behat, Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Behat, Saharanpur 

# Taharpur

Taharpur is a village in Behat sub-district of Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,311 people in 228 households**, the 132nd largest of 263 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 1,311people (2011)
- 228households
- 56.3%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Taharpur

Of every 100 households in Taharpur in 2011, 5 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Taharpur · ■ Behat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**65%

Tap water ****1%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****39%**

**54%

Television ****11%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Behat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**898

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008**

**912

Working population ****22.7%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.7% for men and 50.3% for women. 42% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (30%) · **■** Household industry 13 (4%) · **■** Other work 59 (20%) · **■** Marginal 96 (32%)

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 Behat

- Khizarpur Chack Mutafapur1,338 people
- Murtazapur Mazra Behat1,333 people
- Sikanderpur1,331 people
- Habibpur Alis Tapoban1,316 people
- Ghaghroli1,302 people
- Roohalki1,299 people
- Sahabpura1,278 people
- Ambehta1,276 people

[All 324 villages in Behat](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/saharanpur/behat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Taharpur?1,311 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taharpur in?Saharanpur district (Behat sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Taharpur?56.3% (Census 2011)