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About Shilghagri Village

Shilghagri is a mid sized village in Tufanganj II tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,703, made up of 901 males and 802 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 488.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shilghagri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shilghagri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Tufanganj II
Pincode 736131
Area (hectares) 488.21 hectares
Population 1,703
Male Population 901
Female Population 802
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
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 Shilghagri compares

By the 2011 count Shilghagri is the 32nd largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,420 residents. Its 488.21 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 942.

Getting to Shilghagri

Shilghagri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shilghagri 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. The nearest villages by name are Purba Jhaukuthi, Rampur, Rasikbil and Salbari. 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 Shilghagri

As per the Census of India 2011, Shilghagri village had a population of 1,703. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,420 residents.

Shilghagri village has 901 males and 802 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shilghagri has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Shilghagri is 736131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shilghagri covers 488.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shilghagri falls under Tufanganj II tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shilghagri 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 km distance for Shilghagri.

Shilghagri is in Tufanganj 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 Shilghagri today is likely to be higher.

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