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About Telkanda Village

Telkanda is a small village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 437, made up of 230 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721517, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Telkanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Telkanda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sankrail
Pincode 721517
Area (hectares) 93.67 hectares
Population 437
Male Population 230
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Telkanda compares

By the 2011 count Telkanda is the 97th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 93.67 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 993.

Getting to Telkanda

Telkanda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Telkanda as Available within 5 - 10 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 Talghorapara, Talka Mundi, Taradiha and Tarajuri. 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 Telkanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Telkanda village had a population of 437. That makes it the 97th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Telkanda village has 230 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Telkanda has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

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

Telkanda covers 93.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Telkanda falls under Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Telkanda 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 km distance for Telkanda.

Telkanda is in Sankrail 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 Telkanda today is likely to be higher.

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