Taherpur

Taherpur is a city and a notified area in Ranaghat subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]

For the city in Bangladesh, see Tahirpur Upazila

Taherpur
City
Taherpur
Location in West Bengal, India
Taherpur
Taherpur (India)
Coordinates: 23.18°N 88.58°E / 23.18; 88.58
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNadia
Government
 • TypeNotified Area
 • BodyTaherpur Notified Area
Population
 (2011)
 • Total38,039
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyRanaghat
Vidhan Sabha constituencyRanaghat Uttar Paschim
Websitewb.gov.in

Geography

Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east of Hooghly River, locally known as Bhagirathi. The alluvial plains are cut across by such distributaries as Jalangi, Churni and Ichhamati. With these rivers getting silted up, floods are a recurring feature.[2]

Police station

Rananghat and Taherpur police stations have jurisdiction over Ranaghat, Birnagar, Taherpur and Ranaghat I CD Block.[3][4] The total area covered by the Taherpur police station is 154.74 km2 and the population covered is 173,926 (2001 census).[5]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Taherpur (Notified Area + Out Growth) had a total population of 38,039, of which 19,410 (51%) were males and 18,629 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 3,200. The total number of literates in Taherpur was 30,166 (86.59% of the population over 6 years).[6]

As of 2001 India census,[7] Taherpur had a population of 20,060. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Taherpur has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 76%. In Taherpur, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References
  1. "District Wise List of Statutory Towns". Census of India 2001, Urban Frame. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 6 October 2007.
  2. Gangopadhyay, Basudev, Paschimbanga Parichay, 2001, (in Bengali), p. 70, Sishu Sahitya Sansad
  3. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Nadia". Table 2.1. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  4. "Nadia District Police". Police Unit. West Bengal Police. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  5. "Taherpur Police Station Details". Nadia Police. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  6. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  7. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.


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