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About Thanupara Village

Thanupara is a large village in Alipurduar II tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,192, made up of 1,156 males and 1,036 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 396.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thanupara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thanupara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Alipurduar II
Pincode 736121
Area (hectares) 396.3 hectares
Population 2,192
Male Population 1,156
Female Population 1,036
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thanupara compares

By the 2011 count Thanupara is the 43rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,624 residents. Its 396.3 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 950.

Getting to Thanupara

Thanupara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Thanupara as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shrinathpur Tea Garden, Simlabari, Sobhaganj and Taleswarguri. 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 Thanupara

As per the Census of India 2011, Thanupara village had a population of 2,192. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,624 residents.

Thanupara village has 1,156 males and 1,036 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thanupara has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Thanupara is 736121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thanupara covers 396.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thanupara falls under Alipurduar II tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The census record for Thanupara 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 - 10 km distance for Thanupara.

Thanupara is in Alipurduar II tehsil of Jalpaiguri 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 Thanupara today is likely to be higher.

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