About Bilkandi Village

Bilkandi is a large village in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,930, made up of 1,487 males and 1,443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilkandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilkandi village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Murshidabad Jiaganj
Pincode	742113
Area (hectares)	53.58 hectares
Population	2,930
Male Population	1,487
Female Population	1,443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bilkandi compares

By the 2011 count Bilkandi is the 24th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 53.58 hectares work out to about 55 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Bilkandi

Bilkandi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bilkandi as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bilkandi from other places

Bilkandi lies about 34 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Chowrigacha, about 15 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 Bilkandi
Nearest town	Kāndi	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Chowrigacha	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murshidabad Jiaganj	34 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	34 km

Villages closest to Bilkandi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murshidabad Jiaganj 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.

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Common questions about Bilkandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilkandi village had a population of 2,930. That makes it the 24th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Bilkandi village has 1,487 males and 1,443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilkandi has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Bilkandi is 742113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bilkandi covers 53.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 55 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bilkandi falls under Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bilkandi is Chowrigacha, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bilkandi.

Bilkandi is about 34 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilkandi is in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about under 2 km away. Chowrigacha is about 15 km away. Murshidabad Jiaganj is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.