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About Ajapur Village

Ajapur is a large village in Jamalpur tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,719, made up of 1,368 males and 1,351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ajapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ajapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Jamalpur
Pincode 713401
Area (hectares) 239.26 hectares
Population 2,719
Male Population 1,368
Female Population 1,351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ajapur compares

By the 2011 count Ajapur is the 28th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,201 residents. Its 239.26 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Ajapur

Ajapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ajapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ajapur from other places

Ajapur lies about 49 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Belmuri, about 4.3 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 Ajapur
Nearest railway station Belmuri 4.3 km
Nearest town Pandua 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Jamalpur 25 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 49 km

Villages closest to Ajapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ajapur village had a population of 2,719. That makes it the 28th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,201 residents.

Ajapur village has 1,368 males and 1,351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ajapur has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Ajapur is 713401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ajapur covers 239.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ajapur falls under Jamalpur tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ajapur is Belmuri, about 4.3 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ajapur.

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

Ajapur is in Jamalpur tehsil of Barddhaman district. Belmuri is about 4.3 km away. Pandua is about 17 km away. Jamalpur 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 Biswambharpur (4.1 km), Janakibati (11 km) and Ujirpur (13 km).

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

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