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About Tamakhun Village

Tamakhun is a mid sized village in Manbazar II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,098, made up of 569 males and 529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tamakhun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tamakhun village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Manbazar II
Pincode 723131
Area (hectares) 242.13 hectares
Population 1,098
Male Population 569
Female Population 529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tamakhun compares

By the 2011 count Tamakhun is the 27th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 242.13 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 Tamakhun

Tamakhun is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tamakhun as Available within 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shusina, Simtuni, Sinduradi and Singraidi. 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 Tamakhun

As per the Census of India 2011, Tamakhun village had a population of 1,098. That makes it the 27th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Tamakhun village has 569 males and 529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tamakhun has about 930 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 Tamakhun is 723131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tamakhun covers 242.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tamakhun falls under Manbazar II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Tamakhun notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tamakhun.

Tamakhun is in Manbazar II 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 Tamakhun today is likely to be higher.

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