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About Thakurganja Village

Thakurganja is a large village in Phansidewa tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,571, made up of 1,289 males and 1,282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thakurganja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thakurganja village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Phansidewa
Pincode 734434
Area (hectares) 227.43 hectares
Population 2,571
Male Population 1,289
Female Population 1,282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thakurganja compares

By the 2011 count Thakurganja is the 21st largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 227.43 hectares work out to about 11 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 993.

Getting to Thakurganja

Thakurganja is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thakurganja 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thakurganja from other places

Thakurganja lies about 69 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Thakurganj, about under 2 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 Thakurganja
Nearest railway station Thakurganj under 2 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Phansidewa 30 km
District headquarters Darjiling 69 km

Villages closest to Thakurganja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thakurganja village had a population of 2,571. That makes it the 21st largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Thakurganja village has 1,289 males and 1,282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thakurganja has about 995 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 993.

The pincode recorded for Thakurganja is 734434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thakurganja covers 227.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thakurganja falls under Phansidewa tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Thakurganja is Thakurganj, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Thakurganja.

Thakurganja is about 69 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thakurganja is in Phansidewa tehsil of Darjiling district. Thakurganj is about under 2 km away. Islāmpur is about 19 km away. Phansidewa is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purbba Bansgaon Kismat (22 km), Narayan (22 km) and Uttar Bansgaon Kismat (24 km).

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

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