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About Tajpur Village

Tajpur is a large village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,168, made up of 1,161 males and 1,007 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tajpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144026
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 2,168
Male Population 1,161
Female Population 1,007
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tajpur compares

By the 2011 count Tajpur is the 19th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

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 village. 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 25 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Ramidi, about 2.9 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 Ramidi 2.9 km
Nearest town Kartārpur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 25 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 25 km

Villages closest to Tajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar II 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 2,168. That makes it the 19th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Tajpur village has 1,161 males and 1,007 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tajpur has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Tajpur is 144026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tajpur covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tajpur falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Tajpur is Ramidi, about 2.9 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 village for Tajpur.

Tajpur is about 25 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tajpur is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Ramidi is about 2.9 km away. Kartārpur is about 10 km away. Jalandhar II is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhirpur (4.4 km), Kuddowal (5.1 km) and Badsahpur (5.4 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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