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About Bajpur Village

Bajpur is a mid sized village in Ratu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,917, made up of 951 males and 966 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Ratu
Pincode 835205
Area (hectares) 331 hectares
Population 1,917
Male Population 951
Female Population 966
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bajpur compares

By the 2011 count Bajpur is the 10th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,464 residents. Its 331 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Bajpur

Bajpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bajpur 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 Bajpur from other places

Bajpur lies about 15 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Itki, about 4.6 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 Bajpur
Nearest railway station Itki 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Ratu 7.3 km
Nearest town Rātu 7.3 km
District headquarters Ranchi 15 km

Villages closest to Bajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ratu 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 Bajpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajpur village had a population of 1,917. That makes it the 10th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,464 residents.

Bajpur village has 951 males and 966 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajpur has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Bajpur is 835205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajpur covers 331 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bajpur falls under Ratu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bajpur is Itki, about 4.6 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 Bajpur.

Bajpur is about 15 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajpur is in Ratu tehsil of Ranchi district. Itki is about 4.6 km away. Ratu is about 7.3 km away. Rātu is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hisri (under 2 km), Chauli (under 2 km) and Guru (under 2 km).

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

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