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About Tajpur Village

Tajpur is a mid sized village in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 601, made up of 318 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares.

Tajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tajpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Islamnagar Aliganj
Area (hectares) 76 hectares
Population 601
Male Population 318
Female Population 283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tajpur compares

By the 2011 count Tajpur is the 55th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Tajpur

Tajpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tajpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tajpur from other places

Tajpur lies about 37 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Kusumha Bihar, about 17 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Tajpur
Tehsil headquarters Islamnagar Aliganj 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Kusumha Bihar 17 km
Nearest town Sheikhpura 19 km
District headquarters Jamui 37 km

Villages closest to Tajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Tajpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Tajpur village had a population of 601. That makes it the 55th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Tajpur village has 318 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tajpur has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Tajpur covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tajpur falls under Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tajpur is Kusumha Bihar, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tajpur.

Tajpur is about 37 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tajpur is in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district. Islamnagar Aliganj is about 7.1 km away. Kusumha Bihar is about 17 km away. Sheikhpura is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Solahpur (under 2 km), Dihri (under 2 km) and Bara (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Tajpur today is likely to be higher.

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