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About Bajpai Village

Bajpai is a small village in Bashant Rai tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 426, made up of 214 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajpai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajpai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Bashant Rai
Pincode 814155
Area (hectares) 105 hectares
Population 426
Male Population 214
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bajpai compares

By the 2011 count Bajpai is the 69th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 105 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Bajpai

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

How far is Bajpai from other places

Bajpai lies about 3.2 km from Bashant Rai, and the nearest railway station is Godda, 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 Bajpai
Tehsil headquarters Bashant Rai 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Godda 17 km

Villages closest to Bajpai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bashant Rai 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 Bajpai

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajpai village had a population of 426. That makes it the 69th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Bajpai village has 214 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajpai has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Bajpai is 814155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajpai covers 105 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bajpai falls under Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bajpai is Godda, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bajpai.

Bajpai is about 3.2 km from Bashant Rai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajpai is in Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district. Bashant Rai is about 3.2 km away. Godda is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagatpur (under 2 km), Jamnikola (under 2 km) and Kadma (1.6 km).

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

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