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About Tajpur Village

Tajpur 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 1,191, made up of 592 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721635, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tajpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Sutahata
Pincode 721635
Area (hectares) 69.07 hectares
Population 1,191
Male Population 592
Female Population 599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tajpur compares

By the 2011 count Tajpur is the 41st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents. Its 69.07 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Tajpur

Tajpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tajpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Tajpur from other places

Tajpur lies about 43 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Udairampur, about 3.0 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 Tajpur
Nearest railway station Udairampur 3.0 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Sutahata 20 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 43 km

Villages closest to Tajpur

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 Tajpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Tajpur village had a population of 1,191. That makes it the 41st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents.

Tajpur village has 592 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tajpur has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

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

Tajpur covers 69.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Tajpur is Udairampur, about 3.0 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 km distance for Tajpur.

Tajpur is about 43 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tajpur is in Sutahata tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Udairampur is about 3.0 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 16 km away. Sutahata is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Guaberia (under 2 km), Bijayrampur (under 2 km) and Jamal Chak (2.0 km).

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

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