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About Telkupi Village

Telkupi is a mid sized village in Raghunathpur II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 510, made up of 268 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 652.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Telkupi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Telkupi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Raghunathpur II
Pincode 723145
Area (hectares) 652.83 hectares
Population 510
Male Population 268
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Telkupi compares

By the 2011 count Telkupi is the 65th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 652.83 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Telkupi

Telkupi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Telkupi as Available within 10+ 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 Shwetpalas, Simra, Simulhir and Singpur. 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 Telkupi

As per the Census of India 2011, Telkupi village had a population of 510. That makes it the 65th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Telkupi village has 268 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Telkupi has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Telkupi is 723145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Telkupi covers 652.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Telkupi falls under Raghunathpur II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Telkupi 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 km distance for Telkupi.

Telkupi is in Raghunathpur 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 Telkupi today is likely to be higher.

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