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About Taldighi Village

Taldighi is a large village in Bhangar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,328, made up of 1,192 males and 1,136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taldighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taldighi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bhangar I
Pincode 743502
Area (hectares) 63.54 hectares
Population 2,328
Male Population 1,192
Female Population 1,136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
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 Taldighi compares

By the 2011 count Taldighi is the 42nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents. Its 63.54 hectares work out to about 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Taldighi

Taldighi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Taldighi 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 Taldighi from other places

Taldighi lies about 5.4 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Magra Hat, about 3.6 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 Taldighi
Nearest railway station Magra Hat 3.6 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhangar I 5.4 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 5.4 km

Villages closest to Taldighi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhangar I 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 Taldighi

As per the Census of India 2011, Taldighi village had a population of 2,328. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents.

Taldighi village has 1,192 males and 1,136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taldighi has about 953 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 946.

The pincode recorded for Taldighi is 743502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taldighi covers 63.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Taldighi falls under Bhangar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Taldighi is Magra Hat, about 3.6 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 Taldighi.

Taldighi is about 5.4 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.

Taldighi is in Bhangar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Magra Hat is about 3.6 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 5.2 km away. Bhangar I is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobindapur (3.2 km), Harispur (3.4 km) and Dakshin Kathalia (4.2 km).

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

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