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About Bajitpur Village

Bajitpur is a small village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 299, made up of 148 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajitpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742157
Area (hectares) 241.52 hectares
Population 299
Male Population 148
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bajitpur compares

By the 2011 count Bajitpur is the 128th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 241.52 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Bajitpur

Bajitpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bajitpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bajitpur from other places

Bajitpur 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 Bajitpur
Tehsil headquarters Khargram 14 km
Nearest railway station Lohapur 17 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 21 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 29 km

Villages closest to Bajitpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajitpur village had a population of 299. That makes it the 128th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Bajitpur village has 148 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajitpur has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Bajitpur is 742157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajitpur covers 241.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bajitpur falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bajitpur 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bajitpur.

Bajitpur 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.

Bajitpur is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Khargram is about 14 km away. Lohapur is about 17 km away. Rampur Hat is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masadanga (under 2 km), Bhalkundi (2.1 km) and Matai (2.3 km).

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

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