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About Bajipur Village

Bajipur is a large village in Bhagawangola I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,354, made up of 1,204 males and 1,150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742286, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Bhagawangola I
Pincode 742286
Area (hectares) 112.15 hectares
Population 2,354
Male Population 1,204
Female Population 1,150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bajipur compares

By the 2011 count Bajipur is the 28th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,742 residents. Its 112.15 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Bajipur

Bajipur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bajipur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bajipur from other places

Bajipur lies about 29 km from Murshidabad, 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 Bajipur
Nearest railway station Lohapur 17 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagawangola I 29 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 29 km

Villages closest to Bajipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajipur village had a population of 2,354. That makes it the 28th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,742 residents.

Bajipur village has 1,204 males and 1,150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajipur has about 955 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 961.

The pincode recorded for Bajipur is 742286. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajipur covers 112.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bajipur falls under Bhagawangola I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bajipur is Lohapur, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bajipur.

Bajipur is about 29 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajipur is in Bhagawangola I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 17 km away. Rampur Hat is about 21 km away. Bhagawangola I is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Digha (2.9 km), Basantapur (3.1 km) and Madapur (4.2 km).

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

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