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About Telighana Village

Telighana is a mid sized village in Kharagpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 502, made up of 264 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Telighana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Telighana village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur I
Pincode 721145
Area (hectares) 79.18 hectares
Population 502
Male Population 264
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Telighana compares

By the 2011 count Telighana is the 107th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 79.18 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Telighana

Telighana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Telighana as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Talbagicha Urf Kuchalbari, Tangachak, Tangasol and Tarabamni. 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 Telighana

As per the Census of India 2011, Telighana village had a population of 502. That makes it the 107th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Telighana village has 264 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Telighana has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Telighana is 721145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Telighana covers 79.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Telighana falls under Kharagpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Telighana notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Telighana.

Telighana is in Kharagpur I 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 Telighana today is likely to be higher.

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