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About Iligara Village

Iligara is a mid sized village in Tantnagar tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,066, made up of 542 males and 524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Iligara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Iligara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Tantnagar
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 355 hectares
Population 1,066
Male Population 542
Female Population 524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Iligara compares

By the 2011 count Iligara is the 20th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 847 residents. Its 355 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Iligara

Iligara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Iligara as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Iligara from other places

Iligara lies about 28 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Singhpokharia, about 11 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 Iligara
Tehsil headquarters Tantnagar 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Singhpokharia 11 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 12 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 28 km

Villages closest to Iligara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Iligara village had a population of 1,066. That makes it the 20th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 847 residents.

Iligara village has 542 males and 524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Iligara has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Iligara is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Iligara covers 355 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Iligara falls under Tantnagar tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Iligara is Singhpokharia, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Iligara.

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

Iligara is in Tantnagar tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Tantnagar is about 7.2 km away. Singhpokharia is about 11 km away. Chāībāsa is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kulaburu (under 2 km), Ghaghra (under 2 km) and Tuibana (1.9 km).

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

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