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About Telighana Village

Telighana is a small village in Manbazar II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 407, made up of 201 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Telighana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Telighana village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Manbazar II
Pincode 723131
Area (hectares) 146.57 hectares
Population 407
Male Population 201
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Telighana compares

By the 2011 count Telighana is the 88th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 146.57 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Telighana

Telighana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Telighana as Available within <5 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 Simtuni, Sinduradi, Singraidi and Taldabra. 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 Telighana

As per the Census of India 2011, Telighana village had a population of 407. That makes it the 88th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Telighana village has 201 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Telighana has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Telighana is 723131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Telighana covers 146.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Telighana 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 - 10 km distance for Telighana.

Telighana 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 Telighana today is likely to be higher.

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