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About Bazitpur Village

Bazitpur is a mid sized village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 865, made up of 462 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bazitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bazitpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Karandighi
Pincode 733201
Area (hectares) 78.1 hectares
Population 865
Male Population 462
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bazitpur compares

By the 2011 count Bazitpur is the 143rd largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 78.1 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Bazitpur

Bazitpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bazitpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bazitpur from other places

Bazitpur lies about 28 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Barsoi Junction, 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 Bazitpur
Nearest railway station Barsoi Junction 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Karandighi 16 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 23 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 28 km

Villages closest to Bazitpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bazitpur village had a population of 865. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Bazitpur village has 462 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bazitpur has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Bazitpur is 733201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bazitpur covers 78.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bazitpur falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bazitpur is Barsoi Junction, 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 - 10 km distance for Bazitpur.

Bazitpur is about 28 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bazitpur is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Barsoi Junction is about 3.0 km away. Karandighi is about 16 km away. Rāiganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khempur (under 2 km), Minapur (1.9 km) and Shitalpur (2.5 km).

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

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