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About Tilkuria Village

Tilkuria is a mid sized village in Jamalpur tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 683, made up of 320 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,134 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tilkuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilkuria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Jamalpur
Pincode 712402
Area (hectares) 63.83 hectares
Population 683
Male Population 320
Female Population 363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,134
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tilkuria compares

By the 2011 count Tilkuria is the 106th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,201 residents. Its 63.83 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Tilkuria

Tilkuria is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tilkuria as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tilkuria from other places

Tilkuria lies about 34 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Gurap, about 8.4 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 Tilkuria
Nearest railway station Gurap 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Jamalpur 9.0 km
Nearest town Tarakeswar 12 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 34 km

Villages closest to Tilkuria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilkuria village had a population of 683. That makes it the 106th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,201 residents.

Tilkuria village has 320 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilkuria has about 1134 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Tilkuria is 712402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilkuria covers 63.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tilkuria falls under Jamalpur tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tilkuria is Gurap, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Tilkuria.

Tilkuria is about 34 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tilkuria is in Jamalpur tehsil of Barddhaman district. Gurap is about 8.4 km away. Jamalpur is about 9.0 km away. Tarakeswar 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 Krishnapur (3.0 km), Ramkrishnapur (3.0 km) and Shrikrishnapur (3.0 km).

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

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