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About Tajpur Village

Tajpur is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 124, made up of 60 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tajpur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246444
Area (hectares) 26 hectares
Population 124
Male Population 60
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tajpur compares

By the 2011 count Tajpur is the 201st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 26 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Tajpur

Tajpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tajpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Tajpur from other places

Tajpur lies about 42 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 91 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
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 5.9 km
District headquarters Chamoli 42 km
Nearest town Almora 56 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 91 km

Villages closest to Tajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tharali 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 124. That makes it the 201st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Tajpur village has 60 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tajpur has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Tajpur is 246444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tajpur covers 26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tajpur falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Tajpur is Ramnagar, about 91 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tajpur.

Tajpur is about 42 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tajpur is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 5.9 km away. Chamoli is about 42 km away. Almora is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lwani (under 2 km), Kandai (under 2 km) and Tajpur Laga Kandai (under 2 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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