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About Bajhan Village

Bajhan is a large village in Phulpur tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,934, made up of 1,557 males and 1,377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.38 hectares hectares.

Bajhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajhan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Phulpur
Area (hectares) 120.38 hectares
Population 2,934
Male Population 1,557
Female Population 1,377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bajhan compares

By the 2011 count Bajhan is the 66th largest of the 498 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents. Its 120.38 hectares work out to about 24 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 931.

Getting to Bajhan

Bajhan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bajhan as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bajhan from other places

Bajhan lies about 28 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Saidabad, about 3.6 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 Bajhan
Nearest railway station Saidabad 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulpur 22 km
District headquarters Allahabad 28 km

Villages closest to Bajhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajhan village had a population of 2,934. That makes it the 66th largest of the 498 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents.

Bajhan village has 1,557 males and 1,377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajhan has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Bajhan covers 120.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bajhan falls under Phulpur tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bajhan is Saidabad, about 3.6 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bajhan.

Bajhan is about 28 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajhan is in Phulpur tehsil of Allahabad district. Saidabad is about 3.6 km away. Phulpur is about 22 km away. Allahabad is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhokari (1.6 km), Chak Kutubuddin (2.1 km) and Nagaepur (3.1 km).

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

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