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About Tajpur Village

Tajpur is a mid sized village in Alibag tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 851, made up of 414 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares.

Tajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tajpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Alibag
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 851
Male Population 414
Female Population 437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tajpur compares

By the 2011 count Tajpur is the 73rd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Tajpur

Tajpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tajpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 16 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Bhupdeopur, about 2.1 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
Nearest railway station Bhupdeopur 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Alibag 16 km
District headquarters Raigarh 16 km

Villages closest to Tajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Alibag 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 851. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Tajpur village has 414 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tajpur has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Tajpur covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tajpur falls under Alibag tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tajpur is Bhupdeopur, about 2.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tajpur.

Tajpur is about 16 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tajpur is in Alibag tehsil of Raigarh district. Bhupdeopur is about 2.1 km away. Alibag is about 16 km away. Raigarh is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khatwira (18 km), Shahapur (18 km) and Belvali (19 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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