Purba Tajpur
Purba Tajpur is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Location
Purba Tajpur is located atKharsarai, Tisa, Kapashanria, Jaykrishnapur, Purba Tajpur, Begampur, Baksa, Panchghara, Chikrand, Janai, Pairagachha, Naiti, Barijhati, Garalgachha and Krishnapur, all the census towns form a series from the northern part of Chanditala II CD Block to its southern part. The only municipality in the area, Dankuni, located outside the CD Block, occupies the south-east corner of the entire cluster.
Urbanisation
Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanized of the subdivisions in Hooghly district. 73.13% of the population in the subdivision is urban and 26.88% is rural. The subdivision has 6 municipalities and 34 census towns. The municipalities are: Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality, Konnagar Municipality, Serampore Municipality, Baidyabati Municipality, Rishra Municipality and Dankuni Municipality. Amongst the CD Blocks in the subdivision, Uttarapara Serampore had 76% urban population, Chanditala I 42%, Chanditala II 69% and Jangipara 7%. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India, Purba Tajpur had a total population of 7,035 of which 3,487 were males and 3,548 were females. Population below 6 years was 710. The total number of literates in Purba Tajpur was 5,423.India census, Purba Tajpur had a population of 6,276. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Purba Tajpur has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 67%. In Purba Tajpur, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.