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About Basilardanga Village

Basilardanga is a large village in Maynaguri tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,248, made up of 2,264 males and 1,984 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 468.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basilardanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basilardanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Maynaguri
Pincode 735224
Area (hectares) 468.06 hectares
Population 4,248
Male Population 2,264
Female Population 1,984
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basilardanga compares

By the 2011 count Basilardanga is the 24th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,684 residents. Its 468.06 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Basilardanga

Basilardanga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basilardanga 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Baikur Gourgram, Balasan, Banglajhar and Bara Kamet. 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 Basilardanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Basilardanga village had a population of 4,248. That makes it the 24th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,684 residents.

Basilardanga village has 2,264 males and 1,984 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basilardanga has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Basilardanga is 735224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basilardanga covers 468.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basilardanga falls under Maynaguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The census record for Basilardanga notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Basilardanga.

Basilardanga is in Maynaguri 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 Basilardanga today is likely to be higher.

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