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About Taldanga Village

Taldanga is a small village in Bankura II tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 286, made up of 137 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722180, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taldanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taldanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Bankura II
Pincode 722180
Area (hectares) 98.73 hectares
Population 286
Male Population 137
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Taldanga compares

By the 2011 count Taldanga is the 107th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 976 residents. Its 98.73 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Taldanga

The census records public bus service for Taldanga as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Taldanga from other places

Taldanga lies about 24 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Bheduasol, about 20 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 Taldanga
Nearest railway station Bheduasol 20 km
Nearest town Bishnupur 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Bankura II 24 km
District headquarters Bankura 24 km

Villages closest to Taldanga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bankura II 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 Taldanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Taldanga village had a population of 286. That makes it the 107th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 976 residents.

Taldanga village has 137 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taldanga has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Taldanga is 722180. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taldanga covers 98.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taldanga falls under Bankura II tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Taldanga is Bheduasol, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Taldanga.

Taldanga is about 24 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taldanga is in Bankura II tehsil of Bankura district. Bheduasol is about 20 km away. Bishnupur is about 23 km away. Bankura II is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pashchim Ratanpur (10 km), Pratappur (10 km) and Purbaratanpur (10 km).

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

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