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About Silkhuri Pratham Khanda Village

Silkhuri Pratham Khanda is a mid sized village in Cooch Behar I tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,019, made up of 510 males and 509 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Silkhuri Pratham Khanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Silkhuri Pratham Khanda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Cooch Behar I
Pincode 736134
Area (hectares) 125.87 hectares
Population 1,019
Male Population 510
Female Population 509
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
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 Silkhuri Pratham Khanda compares

By the 2011 count Silkhuri Pratham Khanda is the 93rd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents. Its 125.87 hectares work out to about 8.1 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 Pratham Khanda

Silkhuri Pratham Khanda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Silkhuri Pratham Khanda 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Silkhuri Pratham Khanda from other places

Silkhuri Pratham Khanda lies about 27 km from Koch Bihar, and the nearest railway station is Bidyadabri, about 12 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 Silkhuri Pratham Khanda
Nearest railway station Bidyadabri 12 km
Nearest town Tufānganj 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Cooch Behar I 27 km
District headquarters Koch Bihar 27 km

Villages closest to Silkhuri Pratham Khanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Cooch Behar I 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 Silkhuri Pratham Khanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Silkhuri Pratham Khanda village had a population of 1,019. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents.

Silkhuri Pratham Khanda village has 510 males and 509 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Silkhuri Pratham Khanda has about 998 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 Pratham Khanda is 736134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Silkhuri Pratham Khanda covers 125.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Silkhuri Pratham Khanda is Bidyadabri, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Silkhuri Pratham Khanda.

Silkhuri Pratham Khanda is about 27 km from Koch Bihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Silkhuri Pratham Khanda is in Cooch Behar I tehsil of Koch Bihar district. Bidyadabri is about 12 km away. Tufānganj is about 15 km away. Cooch Behar I is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Silkhuri Dwitia Khanda (under 2 km), Moamari (14 km) and Dewan Hatmoamari (19 km).

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

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