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About Tilpi Village

Tilpi is one of the larger villages in Jaynagar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,350, made up of 6,843 males and 6,507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 794.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743396, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tilpi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilpi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Jaynagar I
Pincode 743396
Area (hectares) 794.4 hectares
Population 13,350
Male Population 6,843
Female Population 6,507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
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 Tilpi compares

By the 2011 count Tilpi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents. Its 794.4 hectares work out to about 17 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 943.

Getting to Tilpi

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

Tilpi lies about 18 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Dakshin Barasat‎, about 10 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 Tilpi
Nearest railway station Dakshin Barasat‎ 10 km
Nearest town Canning 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaynagar I 18 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 18 km

Villages closest to Tilpi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaynagar 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 Tilpi

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilpi village had a population of 13,350. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents.

Tilpi village has 6,843 males and 6,507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilpi has about 951 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 943.

The pincode recorded for Tilpi is 743396. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilpi covers 794.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tilpi falls under Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tilpi is Dakshin Barasat‎, about 10 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 Tilpi.

Tilpi is about 18 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.

Tilpi is in Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dakshin Barasat‎ is about 10 km away. Canning is about 14 km away. Jaynagar I is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charaghata (under 2 km), Chandaneshwar (1.6 km) and Rajpur Korabag (2.0 km).

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

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