# Taherpur Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Taherpur

Taherpur is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,297 people in 505 households**, the 61st largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 2,297people (2011)
- 505households
- 73.5%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Taherpur

Of every 100 households in Taherpur in 2011, 28 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Taherpur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**67%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****11%**

**24%

Television ****18%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**21%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Taherpur?

■ Taherpur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**939

Working population ****35.7%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 63.6% for women. 55% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 172 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 266 (32%) · **■** Household industry 30 (4%) · **■** Other work 146 (18%) · **■** Marginal 205 (25%)

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 Raiganj

- Mahendigaon2,430 people
- Bajitpur2,383 people
- Maslandapur2,334 people
- Jhitkai2,329 people
- Baje Bindol2,294 people
- Shialtor2,280 people
- Halalpur2,254 people
- Balaigaon2,221 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Taherpur?2,297 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taherpur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Taherpur?73.5% (Census 2011)