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About Tilna Village

Tilna is a mid sized village in Gangarampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,514, made up of 772 males and 742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tilna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Gangarampur
Pincode 733124
Area (hectares) 227.54 hectares
Population 1,514
Male Population 772
Female Population 742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
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 Tilna compares

By the 2011 count Tilna is the 46th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 227.54 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Tilna

Tilna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tilna 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. The nearest villages by name are Tetrail, Thengapara, Tholahar and Tikirahail. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Tilna

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilna village had a population of 1,514. That makes it the 46th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Tilna village has 772 males and 742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilna has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Tilna is 733124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilna covers 227.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tilna falls under Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Tilna notes the nearest railway station 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 Tilna.

Tilna is in Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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