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About Tasgan Village

Tasgan is a mid sized village in Bundwan tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 612, made up of 297 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tasgan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tasgan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bundwan
Pincode 723129
Area (hectares) 151.9 hectares
Population 612
Male Population 297
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
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 Tasgan compares

By the 2011 count Tasgan is the 57th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 151.9 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Tasgan

Tasgan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tasgan 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 Sirisgora, Sirka, Sirugaru and Supudi. 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 Tasgan

As per the Census of India 2011, Tasgan village had a population of 612. That makes it the 57th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Tasgan village has 297 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tasgan has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Tasgan is 723129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tasgan covers 151.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tasgan falls under Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Tasgan 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 Tasgan.

Tasgan is in Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya 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 Tasgan today is likely to be higher.

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