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About Taterkuthi Village

Taterkuthi is a large village in Tufanganj II tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,458, made up of 1,272 males and 1,186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736159, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taterkuthi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taterkuthi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Tufanganj II
Pincode 736159
Area (hectares) 270.89 hectares
Population 2,458
Male Population 1,272
Female Population 1,186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taterkuthi compares

By the 2011 count Taterkuthi is the 24th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,420 residents. Its 270.89 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Taterkuthi

Taterkuthi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Taterkuthi 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Taterkuthi from other places

Taterkuthi lies about 31 km from Koch Bihar, and the nearest railway station is Boxirhat, about 8.8 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 Taterkuthi
Nearest railway station Boxirhat 8.8 km
Nearest town Tufānganj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Tufanganj II 31 km
District headquarters Koch Bihar 31 km

Villages closest to Taterkuthi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tufanganj II 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 Taterkuthi

As per the Census of India 2011, Taterkuthi village had a population of 2,458. That makes it the 24th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,420 residents.

Taterkuthi village has 1,272 males and 1,186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taterkuthi has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Taterkuthi is 736159. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taterkuthi covers 270.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Taterkuthi is Boxirhat, about 8.8 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 village for Taterkuthi.

Taterkuthi is about 31 km from Koch Bihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taterkuthi is in Tufanganj II tehsil of Koch Bihar district. Boxirhat is about 8.8 km away. Tufānganj is about 12 km away. Tufanganj II is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakla (under 2 km), Mahishkuchi (2.1 km) and Palika (2.6 km).

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

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