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About Tazpur Village

Tazpur is a large village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,313, made up of 1,611 males and 1,702 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tazpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tazpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733156
Area (hectares) 328.2 hectares
Population 3,313
Male Population 1,611
Female Population 1,702
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
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 Tazpur compares

By the 2011 count Tazpur is the 32nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 328.2 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Tazpur

Tazpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tazpur 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 Tazpur from other places

Tazpur lies about 40 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Bhawanipur Bihar, about 7.6 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 Tazpur
Nearest railway station Bhawanipur Bihar 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Raiganj 21 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 21 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 40 km

Villages closest to Tazpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tazpur village had a population of 3,313. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Tazpur village has 1,611 males and 1,702 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tazpur has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Tazpur is 733156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tazpur covers 328.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tazpur falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tazpur is Bhawanipur Bihar, about 7.6 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 Tazpur.

Tazpur is about 40 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tazpur is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Bhawanipur Bihar is about 7.6 km away. Raiganj is about 21 km away. Rāiganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ital (3.0 km), Mallickpur (3.3 km) and Mukundapur (4.1 km).

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

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