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About Tapukur Village

Tapukur is a mid sized village in Magrahat II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,248, made up of 627 males and 621 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tapukur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tapukur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat II
Pincode 743610
Area (hectares) 76.8 hectares
Population 1,248
Male Population 627
Female Population 621
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tapukur compares

By the 2011 count Tapukur is the 59th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents. Its 76.8 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Tapukur

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

How far is Tapukur from other places

Tapukur lies about 17 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Hotar, 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 Tapukur
Nearest railway station Hotar under 2 km
Nearest town Baruipur 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat II 17 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 17 km

Villages closest to Tapukur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Magrahat II 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 Tapukur

As per the Census of India 2011, Tapukur village had a population of 1,248. That makes it the 59th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents.

Tapukur village has 627 males and 621 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tapukur has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Tapukur is 743610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tapukur covers 76.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tapukur falls under Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tapukur is Hotar, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Tapukur.

Tapukur 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.

Tapukur is in Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Hotar is about under 2 km away. Baruipur is about 6.4 km away. Magrahat II 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 Hotar (under 2 km), Ratna (under 2 km) and Panchpara (1.8 km).

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

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