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About Tailpara Village

Tailpara is a mid sized village in Nalhati I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,876, made up of 959 males and 917 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tailpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tailpara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nalhati I
Pincode 731220
Area (hectares) 258.91 hectares
Population 1,876
Male Population 959
Female Population 917
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tailpara compares

By the 2011 count Tailpara is the 41st largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 258.91 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Tailpara

Tailpara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tailpara 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tailpara from other places

Tailpara lies about 13 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Takipur, about 3.6 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 Tailpara
Nearest railway station Takipur 3.6 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalhati I 13 km
District headquarters Birbhum 13 km

Villages closest to Tailpara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalhati I 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 Tailpara

As per the Census of India 2011, Tailpara village had a population of 1,876. That makes it the 41st largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Tailpara village has 959 males and 917 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tailpara has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Tailpara is 731220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tailpara covers 258.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tailpara falls under Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tailpara is Takipur, about 3.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tailpara.

Tailpara is about 13 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tailpara is in Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district. Takipur is about 3.6 km away. Nalhāti is about 7.3 km away. Nalhati I is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bilkandi (under 2 km), Dharampur (1.8 km) and Rameshwarpur (2.2 km).

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

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