Skip to main content

About Taldanga Village

Taldanga is a mid sized village in Diamond Harbour I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 560, made up of 295 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743368, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taldanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taldanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour I
Pincode 743368
Area (hectares) 88.79 hectares
Population 560
Male Population 295
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Taldanga compares

By the 2011 count Taldanga is the 61st largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents. Its 88.79 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Taldanga

Taldanga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Taldanga as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Taldanga from other places

Taldanga lies about 17 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Basuldanga, about under 2 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 Taldanga
Nearest railway station Basuldanga under 2 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour I 17 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 17 km

Villages closest to Taldanga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diamond Harbour 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 Taldanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Taldanga village had a population of 560. That makes it the 61st largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents.

Taldanga village has 295 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taldanga has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Taldanga is 743368. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taldanga covers 88.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Taldanga falls under Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Taldanga is Basuldanga, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Taldanga is about 17 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.

Taldanga is in Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basuldanga is about under 2 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 4.9 km away. Diamond Harbour I is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dagira (under 2 km), Basuldanga (under 2 km) and Mainan (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.