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About Tilkumar Village

Tilkumar is one of the larger villages in Basanti tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,943, made up of 4,531 males and 4,412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 738.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tilkumar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilkumar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basanti
Pincode 743329
Area (hectares) 738.17 hectares
Population 8,943
Male Population 4,531
Female Population 4,412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
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 Tilkumar compares

By the 2011 count Tilkumar is the 11th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents. Its 738.17 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Tilkumar

Tilkumar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tilkumar 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tilkumar from other places

Tilkumar lies about 41 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 9.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Tilkumar
Nearest railway station Canning 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Basanti 15 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 41 km

Villages closest to Tilkumar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basanti tehsil.

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 Tilkumar

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilkumar village had a population of 8,943. That makes it the 11th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents.

Tilkumar village has 4,531 males and 4,412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilkumar has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Tilkumar is 743329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilkumar covers 738.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tilkumar falls under Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tilkumar is Canning, about 9.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Tilkumar.

Tilkumar is about 41 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tilkumar is in Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Canning is about 9.3 km away. Basanti is about 15 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhuri (2.8 km), Char Bidyarabad (2.8 km) and Khari Machan (3.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Tilkumar today is likely to be higher.

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