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About Tilkhoja Village

Tilkhoja is one of the larger villages in Moyna tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,766, made up of 3,086 males and 2,680 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721629, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tilkhoja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilkhoja village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Moyna
Pincode 721629
Area (hectares) 193.51 hectares
Population 5,766
Male Population 3,086
Female Population 2,680
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
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 Tilkhoja compares

By the 2011 count Tilkhoja is the 9th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents. Its 193.51 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Tilkhoja

Tilkhoja is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tilkhoja 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 Shyam Ganja, Shyampur, Sridharpur and Srikantha. 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 Tilkhoja

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilkhoja village had a population of 5,766. That makes it the 9th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents.

Tilkhoja village has 3,086 males and 2,680 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilkhoja has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Tilkhoja is 721629. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilkhoja covers 193.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tilkhoja falls under Moyna tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Tilkhoja 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 Tilkhoja.

Tilkhoja is in Moyna 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 Tilkhoja today is likely to be higher.

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