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About Tatkapur Village

Tatkapur is a mid sized village in Contai III tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 506, made up of 262 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tatkapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tatkapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai III
Pincode 721449
Area (hectares) 88.74 hectares
Population 506
Male Population 262
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tatkapur compares

By the 2011 count Tatkapur is the 113th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 88.74 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Tatkapur

Tatkapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tatkapur 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Srichandanpur, Sukunia, Suruanagari and Talda. 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 Tatkapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Tatkapur village had a population of 506. That makes it the 113th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Tatkapur village has 262 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tatkapur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Tatkapur is 721449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tatkapur covers 88.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tatkapur falls under Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Tatkapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Tatkapur.

Tatkapur is in Contai III tehsil of Purba 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 Tatkapur today is likely to be higher.

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