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About Bajitpur Village

Bajitpur is a mid sized village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,231, made up of 616 males and 615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742122, 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 Sagardighi
Pincode 742122
Area (hectares) 117.12 hectares
Population 1,231
Male Population 616
Female Population 615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
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 83rd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 117.12 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 949.

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
Nearest railway station Lohapur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagardighi 19 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 Sagardighi 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 1,231. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Bajitpur village has 616 males and 615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajitpur has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Bajitpur is 742122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajitpur covers 117.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bajitpur falls under Sagardighi 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 Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 17 km away. Sagardighi is about 19 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 Kamarpara (3.5 km), Arazi Jadabpur (3.6 km) and Jadabpur (3.6 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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