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About Brajapur Village

Brajapur is a mid sized village in Jhalda I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,271, made up of 696 males and 575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Brajapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Brajapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda I
Pincode 723202
Area (hectares) 282.58 hectares
Population 1,271
Male Population 696
Female Population 575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 826
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 Brajapur compares

By the 2011 count Brajapur is the 26th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 282.58 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Brajapur

Brajapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Brajapur 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. The nearest villages by name are Betad, Bhakuyadi, Bhusudi and Birudi. 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 Brajapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Brajapur village had a population of 1,271. That makes it the 26th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Brajapur village has 696 males and 575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Brajapur has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Brajapur is 723202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Brajapur covers 282.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Brajapur falls under Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Brajapur 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 <5 km distance for Brajapur.

Brajapur is in Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya 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 Brajapur today is likely to be higher.

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