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About Tilna Village

Tilna is a mid sized village in Kumarganj tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,067, made up of 562 males and 505 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733141, 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 Kumarganj
Pincode 733141
Area (hectares) 225.86 hectares
Population 1,067
Male Population 562
Female Population 505
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
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 50th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 814 residents. Its 225.86 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

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 Sundartala, Tara, Tazpur and Telain. 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 1,067. That makes it the 50th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 814 residents.

Tilna village has 562 males and 505 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilna has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Tilna is 733141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilna covers 225.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tilna falls under Kumarganj 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 Kumarganj 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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