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About Tokardanga Village

Tokardanga is a mid sized village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 543, made up of 266 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tokardanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tokardanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Sagardighi
Pincode 742122
Area (hectares) 103.58 hectares
Population 543
Male Population 266
Female Population 277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tokardanga compares

By the 2011 count Tokardanga is the 129th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 103.58 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Tokardanga

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

How far is Tokardanga from other places

Tokardanga lies about 50 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 3.3 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 Tokardanga
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 3.3 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagardighi 31 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 50 km

Villages closest to Tokardanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tokardanga village had a population of 543. That makes it the 129th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Tokardanga village has 266 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tokardanga has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Tokardanga is 742122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tokardanga covers 103.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tokardanga falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tokardanga is Swadinpur, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Tokardanga.

Tokardanga is about 50 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tokardanga is in Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Swadinpur is about 3.3 km away. Nalhāti is about 6.3 km away. Sagardighi 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 Ghuguridanga (under 2 km), Gobardhandanga (under 2 km) and Kaliadanga (under 2 km).

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

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