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About Topkhana Village

Topkhana is a small village in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 375, made up of 195 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Topkhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Topkhana village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Murshidabad Jiaganj
Pincode 742149
Area (hectares) 68.37 hectares
Population 375
Male Population 195
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Topkhana compares

By the 2011 count Topkhana is the 106th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 68.37 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Topkhana

Topkhana is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Topkhana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Singa, Talgachi, Tantipara and Tentulia. 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 Topkhana

As per the Census of India 2011, Topkhana village had a population of 375. That makes it the 106th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Topkhana village has 195 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Topkhana has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Topkhana is 742149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Topkhana covers 68.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Topkhana notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Topkhana.

Topkhana is in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Topkhana today is likely to be higher.

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