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About Ajitpur Village

Ajitpur is a small village in Bharatpur I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 358, made up of 195 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ajitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ajitpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Bharatpur I
Pincode 742301
Area (hectares) 43.48 hectares
Population 358
Male Population 195
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ajitpur compares

By the 2011 count Ajitpur is the 76th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents. Its 43.48 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Ajitpur

Ajitpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ajitpur as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ajitpur from other places

Ajitpur 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 Ajitpur
Nearest railway station Lohapur 17 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Bharatpur I 29 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 29 km

Villages closest to Ajitpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ajitpur village had a population of 358. That makes it the 76th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents.

Ajitpur village has 195 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ajitpur has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Ajitpur is 742301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ajitpur covers 43.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ajitpur falls under Bharatpur I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ajitpur is Lohapur, about 17 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 - 10 km distance for Ajitpur.

Ajitpur 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.

Ajitpur is in Bharatpur I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 17 km away. Rampur Hat is about 21 km away. Bharatpur 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 Sardanga (under 2 km), Araji Bhabanipur (2.4 km) and Madanpur Dafarpur (3.5 km).

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

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