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About Bajitpur Village

Bajitpur is a large village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,611, made up of 1,340 males and 1,271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 598.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajitpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar I
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 598.69 hectares
Population 2,611
Male Population 1,340
Female Population 1,271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bajitpur compares

By the 2011 count Bajitpur is the 16th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 598.69 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 954.

Getting to Bajitpur

Bajitpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bajitpur as Available within 5 - 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 Bajitpur from other places

Bajitpur lies about 22 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 17 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 Bajitpur
Nearest railway station Lohapur 17 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar I 22 km
District headquarters Birbhum 22 km

Villages closest to Bajitpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar I 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 Bajitpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajitpur village had a population of 2,611. That makes it the 16th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Bajitpur village has 1,340 males and 1,271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajitpur has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Bajitpur is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajitpur covers 598.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bajitpur falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bajitpur is Lohapur, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bajitpur.

Bajitpur is about 22 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajitpur is in Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Lohapur is about 17 km away. Rampur Hat is about 21 km away. Mayureswar I is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anandanagar (3.8 km), Krishnanagar (6.5 km) and Mehedinagar (6.5 km).

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

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