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About Tarajpur Village

Tarajpur is a small village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 344, made up of 171 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarajpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733102
Area (hectares) 73.67 hectares
Population 344
Male Population 171
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tarajpur compares

By the 2011 count Tarajpur is the 217th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 73.67 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Tarajpur

Tarajpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tarajpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Tarajpur from other places

Tarajpur lies about 162 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 8.7 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 Tarajpur
Nearest town Rampur Hat 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 14 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 162 km

Villages closest to Tarajpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarajpur village had a population of 344. That makes it the 217th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Tarajpur village has 171 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarajpur has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Tarajpur is 733102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarajpur covers 73.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tarajpur falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tarajpur is Rampurhat Junction, about 8.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tarajpur.

Tarajpur is about 162 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarajpur is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Rampur Hat is about 8.5 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 8.7 km away. Tapan is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandipur (under 2 km), Atila (3.4 km) and Faradpur (5.2 km).

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

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