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About Tilna Village

Tilna is a small village in Chhatna tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 411, made up of 210 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tilna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Chhatna
Pincode 722137
Area (hectares) 80.01 hectares
Population 411
Male Population 210
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tilna compares

By the 2011 count Tilna is the 172nd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 685 residents. Its 80.01 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Tilna

Tilna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tilna as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Taljharia, Teghori, Tentuibad and Tentul Beria. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Tilna

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilna village had a population of 411. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 685 residents.

Tilna village has 210 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilna has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Tilna is 722137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilna covers 80.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tilna falls under Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Tilna notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tilna.

Tilna is in Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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