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About Tajpur Village

Tajpur is a small village in Mandirbazar tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 442, made up of 224 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743336, 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 Mandirbazar
Pincode 743336
Area (hectares) 29.3 hectares
Population 442
Male Population 224
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tajpur compares

By the 2011 count Tajpur is the 93rd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents. Its 29.3 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, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Tajpur

The census records public bus service for Tajpur 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 <5 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 6.2 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Madhabpur, about 2.2 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 Madhabpur 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandirbazar 6.2 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 6.2 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 8.2 km

Villages closest to Tajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mandirbazar 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 442. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents.

Tajpur village has 224 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tajpur has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Tajpur is 743336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tajpur covers 29.3 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 Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tajpur is Madhabpur, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Tajpur.

Tajpur is about 6.2 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 Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Madhabpur is about 2.2 km away. Mandirbazar is about 6.2 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 6.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muraripur (under 2 km), Bhagabatipur (under 2 km) and Ramjibanpur (1.9 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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