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About Ilam Village

Ilam is a mid sized village in Harischandrapur II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 727, made up of 389 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ilam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ilam village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Harischandrapur II
Pincode 732123
Area (hectares) 141.09 hectares
Population 727
Male Population 389
Female Population 338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
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 Ilam compares

By the 2011 count Ilam is the 62nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,443 residents. Its 141.09 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 928.

Getting to Ilam

Ilam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ilam 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 Ilam from other places

Ilam lies about 30 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Milangarh, about 6.2 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 Ilam
Nearest railway station Milangarh 6.2 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Harischandrapur II 30 km
District headquarters Maldah 30 km

Villages closest to Ilam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harischandrapur 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 Ilam

As per the Census of India 2011, Ilam village had a population of 727. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,443 residents.

Ilam village has 389 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ilam has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Ilam is 732123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ilam covers 141.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ilam falls under Harischandrapur II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ilam is Milangarh, about 6.2 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 Ilam.

Ilam is about 30 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ilam is in Harischandrapur II tehsil of Maldah district. Milangarh is about 6.2 km away. Rāiganj is about 30 km away. Harischandrapur II is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ilam Milik (under 2 km), Chithalia (1.5 km) and Jay Rampur (1.8 km).

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

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