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About Talipur Village

Talipur is a mid sized village in Farakka tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 798, made up of 417 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Farakka
Pincode 742212
Area (hectares) 165.53 hectares
Population 798
Male Population 417
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Talipur compares

By the 2011 count Talipur is the 35th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents. Its 165.53 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Talipur

Talipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Talipur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Talipur from other places

Talipur lies about 77 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Tildanga, about 3.6 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 Talipur
Nearest railway station Tildanga 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Farakka 7.8 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 77 km

Villages closest to Talipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Talipur village had a population of 798. That makes it the 35th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents.

Talipur village has 417 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talipur has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Talipur is 742212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talipur covers 165.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Talipur falls under Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Talipur is Tildanga, about 3.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Talipur.

Talipur is about 77 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talipur is in Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district. Tildanga is about 3.6 km away. Farakka is about 7.8 km away. Murshidabad is about 77 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagdabra (under 2 km), Sudna (1.5 km) and Bhairab Danga (2.8 km).

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

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