- Taherpur
Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Taherpur | type = city | latd = 23.18 | longd = 88.58
state_name = West Bengal
district = Nadia
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population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 20,060| population_density =
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footnotes =Taherpur ( _bn. তাহেরপুর) is a city and a notified area under
Ranaghat police station of Ranaghat subdivision inNadia district in theIndia n state ofWest Bengal . [cite web | url = http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm | title = District Wise List of Statutory Towns | accessdate = 2007-10-06 | last = | first = | work = Census of India 2001, Urban Frame | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal]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. [Gangopadhyay, Basudev, "Paschimbanga Parichay", 2001, Bn icon, p. 70, Sishu Sahitya Sansad]Demographics
As of 2001 Indiacensus [GR|India] , 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
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