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About Vajpur Village

Vajpur is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,298, made up of 674 males and 624 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.55 hectares hectares.

Vajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vajpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Area (hectares) 95.55 hectares
Population 1,298
Male Population 674
Female Population 624
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vajpur compares

By the 2011 count Vajpur is the 269th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 95.55 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Vajpur

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

Vajpur lies about 49 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Atraura Halt, about 1.7 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 Vajpur
Nearest railway station Atraura Halt 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 14 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 16 km
District headquarters Allahabad 49 km

Villages closest to Vajpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vajpur village had a population of 1,298. That makes it the 269th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Vajpur village has 674 males and 624 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vajpur has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Vajpur covers 95.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vajpur falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Vajpur is Atraura Halt, about 1.7 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 and private bus service as Available for Vajpur.

Vajpur is about 49 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vajpur is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Atraura Halt is about 1.7 km away. Handia is about 14 km away. Gyānpur 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 Sikaraha (under 2 km), Chak Pali (2.0 km) and Raypur (2.1 km).

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

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