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About Thakurpur Village

Thakurpur is a mid sized village in Nalhati II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 591, made up of 287 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thakurpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thakurpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nalhati II
Pincode 731237
Area (hectares) 107.85 hectares
Population 591
Male Population 287
Female Population 304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thakurpur compares

By the 2011 count Thakurpur is the 41st largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 107.85 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Thakurpur

Thakurpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Thakurpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Thakurpur from other places

Thakurpur lies about 20 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 9.3 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 Thakurpur
Nearest railway station Lohapur 9.3 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalhati II 20 km
District headquarters Birbhum 20 km

Villages closest to Thakurpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thakurpur village had a population of 591. That makes it the 41st largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Thakurpur village has 287 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thakurpur has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Thakurpur is 731237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thakurpur covers 107.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thakurpur falls under Nalhati II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Thakurpur is Lohapur, about 9.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Thakurpur.

Thakurpur is about 20 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thakurpur is in Nalhati II tehsil of Birbhum district. Lohapur is about 9.3 km away. Nalhāti is about 18 km away. Nalhati II is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakgopal (under 2 km), Atkulia (under 2 km) and Kamalpur (2.3 km).

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

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