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About Hajrapur Village

Hajrapur is a mid sized village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,961, made up of 1,007 males and 954 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 392.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hajrapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hajrapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731126
Area (hectares) 392.36 hectares
Population 1,961
Male Population 1,007
Female Population 954
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hajrapur compares

By the 2011 count Hajrapur is the 19th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 392.36 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Hajrapur

Hajrapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hajrapur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hajrapur from other places

Hajrapur lies about 52 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Kachujor, about 6.2 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 Hajrapur
Nearest railway station Kachujor 6.2 km
Nearest town Siuri 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dubrajpur 12 km
District headquarters Birbhum 52 km

Villages closest to Hajrapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hajrapur village had a population of 1,961. That makes it the 19th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Hajrapur village has 1,007 males and 954 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hajrapur has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Hajrapur is 731126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hajrapur covers 392.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hajrapur falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Hajrapur is Kachujor, about 6.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hajrapur.

Hajrapur is about 52 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hajrapur is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Kachujor is about 6.2 km away. Siuri is about 11 km away. Dubrajpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhanrarbera (under 2 km), Majhgram (under 2 km) and Parulia (1.5 km).

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

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