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About Taljhitka Village

Taljhitka is a mid sized village in Gangajalghati tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 709, made up of 375 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taljhitka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taljhitka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Gangajalghati
Pincode 722133
Area (hectares) 77.94 hectares
Population 709
Male Population 375
Female Population 334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taljhitka compares

By the 2011 count Taljhitka is the 88th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 77.94 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Taljhitka

Taljhitka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Taljhitka as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Taljhitka from other places

Taljhitka lies about 17 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Nobanda, about 14 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 Taljhitka
Tehsil headquarters Gangajalghati 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Nobanda 14 km
District headquarters Bankura 17 km
Nearest town Bānkura 17 km

Villages closest to Taljhitka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taljhitka village had a population of 709. That makes it the 88th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Taljhitka village has 375 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taljhitka has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Taljhitka is 722133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taljhitka covers 77.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Taljhitka falls under Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Taljhitka is Nobanda, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Taljhitka.

Taljhitka is about 17 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taljhitka is in Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district. Gangajalghati is about 5.6 km away. Nobanda is about 14 km away. Bankura is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ita Dangra (under 2 km), Keshiara (under 2 km) and Mallikdihi (1.7 km).

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

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