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About Silkhuri Bas Village

Silkhuri Bas is a large village in Cooch Behar I tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,175, made up of 1,088 males and 1,087 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Silkhuri Bas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Silkhuri Bas village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Cooch Behar I
Pincode 736134
Area (hectares) 320.9 hectares
Population 2,175
Male Population 1,088
Female Population 1,087
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Silkhuri Bas compares

By the 2011 count Silkhuri Bas is the 46th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents. Its 320.9 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Silkhuri Bas

Silkhuri Bas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Silkhuri Bas as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shalbari, Shibpur, Shishabguri and Sialdaha Dwitia Khanda. 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 Silkhuri Bas

As per the Census of India 2011, Silkhuri Bas village had a population of 2,175. That makes it the 46th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents.

Silkhuri Bas village has 1,088 males and 1,087 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Silkhuri Bas has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Silkhuri Bas is 736134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Silkhuri Bas covers 320.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Silkhuri Bas falls under Cooch Behar I tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Silkhuri Bas 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 village for Silkhuri Bas.

Silkhuri Bas is in Cooch Behar I tehsil of Koch Bihar 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 Silkhuri Bas today is likely to be higher.

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