Taherpur

Taherpur is a town and a notified area in Ranaghat subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Taherpur
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Taherpur rail station.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Taherpur railway station
Settlement.pushpin_map: India West Bengal#India3
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in West Bengal, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: West Bengal
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Nadia
Settlement.government_type: Notified Area
Settlement.governing_body: Taherpur Municipality
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 2.01
Settlement.population_total: 20,894
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_metro: 38,039

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Wikidata facts

Population: 38039
Households: 9419

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postal code: 741159
male population: 19410
illiterate population: 7873
literate population: 30166
female population: 18629

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Contents

History
Zamindars of Tahirpur
Kamdev Bhatta
Taherpur Rajbari
Geography
Location
Area overview
Transport
Civic administration
Police station
Demographics
References

Taherpur is a town and a notified area in Ranaghat subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

==History== ===Zamindars of Tahirpur=== Taherpur has been named after a certain Pathan fief-holder Tahir Khan. Kamdev Bhatta, a Brahmin of shandilya gotra defeated the Pathan fief-holder Tahir Khan and laid the foundation of the Taherpur zamindari during the independent Sultanate period (1338-1538) of Bengal. Kamdev descendant Raja Kangshanarayan of Taherpur organized the first grand autumn Durga Puja in Bengal.