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About Tajpur Village

Tajpur is a mid sized village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 953, made up of 482 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tajpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mohammad Bazar
Pincode 731132
Area (hectares) 221.35 hectares
Population 953
Male Population 482
Female Population 471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 60th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 221.35 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

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 10+ 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 28 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, about 12 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
Nearest railway station Gadadharpur 12 km
Nearest town Sainthia 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammad Bazar 28 km
District headquarters Birbhum 28 km

Villages closest to Tajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohammad Bazar 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 953. That makes it the 60th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Tajpur village has 482 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tajpur has about 977 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 974.

The pincode recorded for Tajpur is 731132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tajpur covers 221.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tajpur falls under Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tajpur is Gadadharpur, about 12 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 km distance for Tajpur.

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

Tajpur is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 12 km away. Sainthia is about 15 km away. Mohammad Bazar 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 Deucha (under 2 km), Bahadurganja (1.6 km) and Dubrajpur (1.7 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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