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About Tajpur Village

Tajpur is a mid sized village in Tarakeswar tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,149, made up of 612 males and 537 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712401, 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 Hugli
Tehsil Tarakeswar
Pincode 712401
Area (hectares) 121.16 hectares
Population 1,149
Male Population 612
Female Population 537
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents. Its 121.16 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

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 <5 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 35 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Haripal, about 8.8 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 Haripal 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarakeswar 17 km
District headquarters Hugli 35 km

Villages closest to Tajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tarakeswar 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 1,149. That makes it the 60th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents.

Tajpur village has 612 males and 537 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tajpur has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Tajpur is 712401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tajpur covers 121.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tajpur falls under Tarakeswar tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tajpur is Haripal, about 8.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tajpur.

Tajpur is about 35 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tajpur is in Tarakeswar tehsil of Hugli district. Haripal is about 8.8 km away. Tarakeswar is about 17 km away. Hugli is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramnarayanpur (5.3 km), Bhabanipur (7.1 km) and Bhanjipur (7.1 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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