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About Talgan Village

Talgan is a mid sized village in Gopiballavpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 576, made up of 302 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721517, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talgan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talgan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Gopiballavpur II
Pincode 721517
Area (hectares) 124.39 hectares
Population 576
Male Population 302
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Talgan compares

By the 2011 count Talgan is the 59th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 124.39 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 1010.

Getting to Talgan

Talgan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Talgan 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shuriam, Shushuni Bera, Tabha Bani and Tal Jambani. 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 Talgan

As per the Census of India 2011, Talgan village had a population of 576. That makes it the 59th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Talgan village has 302 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talgan has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Talgan is 721517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talgan covers 124.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Talgan falls under Gopiballavpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Talgan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Talgan.

Talgan is in Gopiballavpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Talgan today is likely to be higher.

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