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About Jajan Village

Jajan is a large village in Bharatpur I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,318, made up of 2,221 males and 2,097 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 444.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jajan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jajan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Bharatpur I
Pincode 742140
Area (hectares) 444.5 hectares
Population 4,318
Male Population 2,221
Female Population 2,097
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jajan compares

By the 2011 count Jajan is the 10th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents. Its 444.5 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Jajan

Jajan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jajan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hamidpur, Haranandapur, Harischandrapur and Ibrahimpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jajan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jajan village had a population of 4,318. That makes it the 10th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents.

Jajan village has 2,221 males and 2,097 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jajan has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Jajan is 742140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jajan covers 444.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Jajan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jajan.

Jajan is in Bharatpur I tehsil of Murshidabad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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