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About Taurikata Village

Taurikata is a mid sized village in Mathabhanga II tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,772, made up of 909 males and 863 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taurikata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taurikata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Mathabhanga II
Pincode 736146
Area (hectares) 155.14 hectares
Population 1,772
Male Population 909
Female Population 863
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taurikata compares

By the 2011 count Taurikata is the 43rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,472 residents. Its 155.14 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Taurikata

Taurikata is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Taurikata 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 Sildanga, Singijani, Singimari and Subharpathar. 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 Taurikata

As per the Census of India 2011, Taurikata village had a population of 1,772. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,472 residents.

Taurikata village has 909 males and 863 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taurikata has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Taurikata is 736146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taurikata covers 155.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Taurikata falls under Mathabhanga II tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Taurikata 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 Taurikata.

Taurikata is in Mathabhanga II 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 Taurikata today is likely to be higher.

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