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About Tajnagar Village

Tajnagar is a mid sized village in Sutahata tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,813, made up of 930 males and 883 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721635, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tajnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tajnagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Sutahata
Pincode 721635
Area (hectares) 88.12 hectares
Population 1,813
Male Population 930
Female Population 883
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tajnagar compares

By the 2011 count Tajnagar is the 26th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents. Its 88.12 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Tajnagar

Tajnagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tajnagar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Tajnagar from other places

Tajnagar lies about 47 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Madhabnagar, about 11 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 Tajnagar
Nearest railway station Madhabnagar 11 km
Nearest town Haldia 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Sutahata 33 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 47 km

Villages closest to Tajnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tajnagar village had a population of 1,813. That makes it the 26th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents.

Tajnagar village has 930 males and 883 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tajnagar has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Tajnagar is 721635. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tajnagar covers 88.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tajnagar falls under Sutahata tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tajnagar is Madhabnagar, about 11 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 km distance for Tajnagar.

Tajnagar is about 47 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tajnagar is in Sutahata tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Madhabnagar is about 11 km away. Haldia is about 28 km away. Sutahata is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Kalinagar (14 km), Parbbatipur (15 km) and Gobindapur (15 km).

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

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