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About Tanadighi Village

Tanadighi is a mid sized village in Jaypur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 786, made up of 404 males and 382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tanadighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tanadighi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Jaypur
Pincode 722154
Area (hectares) 99.67 hectares
Population 786
Male Population 404
Female Population 382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tanadighi compares

By the 2011 count Tanadighi is the 74th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 99.67 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Tanadighi

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

How far is Tanadighi from other places

Tanadighi lies about 50 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Maynapur, about 6.2 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 Tanadighi
Nearest railway station Maynapur 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaypur 8.3 km
Nearest town Bishnupur 21 km
District headquarters Bankura 50 km

Villages closest to Tanadighi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tanadighi village had a population of 786. That makes it the 74th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Tanadighi village has 404 males and 382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tanadighi has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Tanadighi is 722154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tanadighi covers 99.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tanadighi falls under Jaypur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tanadighi is Maynapur, about 6.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tanadighi.

Tanadighi is about 50 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tanadighi is in Jaypur tehsil of Bankura district. Maynapur is about 6.2 km away. Jaypur is about 8.3 km away. Bishnupur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tandighi (under 2 km), Gelia (under 2 km) and Jaypur (8.3 km).

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

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