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About Tolakana Village

Tolakana is a mid sized village in Egra II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 552, made up of 303 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 822 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tolakana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tolakana village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Egra II
Pincode 721422
Area (hectares) 92.78 hectares
Population 552
Male Population 303
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 822
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 Tolakana compares

By the 2011 count Tolakana is the 81st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents. Its 92.78 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Tolakana

Tolakana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tolakana 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 Sultanpur, Tajpur, Takapur and Teghari. 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 Tolakana

As per the Census of India 2011, Tolakana village had a population of 552. That makes it the 81st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents.

Tolakana village has 303 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tolakana has about 822 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Tolakana is 721422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tolakana covers 92.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tolakana falls under Egra II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Tolakana 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 Tolakana.

Tolakana is in Egra II 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 Tolakana today is likely to be higher.

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