About Tajpur Village

Tajpur is a mid sized village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,240, made up of 634 males and 606 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743504, 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	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Falta
Pincode	743504
Area (hectares)	80.65 hectares
Population	1,240
Male Population	634
Female Population	606
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tajpur compares

By the 2011 count Tajpur is the 74th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 80.65 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Tajpur

Tajpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tajpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 22 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Basuldanga, about 7.8 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	Basuldanga	7.8 km
Nearest town	Diamond Harbour	9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Falta	12 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	22 km

Villages closest to Tajpur

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

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Common questions about Tajpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Tajpur village had a population of 1,240. That makes it the 74th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Tajpur village has 634 males and 606 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tajpur has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Tajpur is 743504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tajpur covers 80.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tajpur falls under Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tajpur is Basuldanga, about 7.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Tajpur.

Tajpur is about 22 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tajpur is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basuldanga is about 7.8 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 9.6 km away. Falta is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.