Tajpurਤਜਪੁਰ

Where is Tajpur?

Tajpur is a village of Dinanagar tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dorangala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027940, and it covers 43 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 232 people in Tajpur: 129 men and 103 women, living in 42 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 43 hectares, the population density works out to about 540 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 798 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 22, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 77 people, about 33 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.39 per cent and women at 68.42 per cent. The census recorded 66 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 63 main workers, the largest group, 24, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 18 other workers in trade, transport and services and 12 agricultural labourers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Tajpur's land. Of the village's 43 hectares, 36 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 35 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (2 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (33 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 24 cultivators and 13 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Tajpur is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sanghour, Dorangla, Islampur and Umarpur Kalan.

What is the population of Tajpur?

The population of Tajpur was 232 at the 2011 census, living in 42 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Tajpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Tajpur has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.