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About Teligachh Village

Teligachh is a small village in Chopra tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 445, made up of 229 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Teligachh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Teligachh village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Chopra
Pincode 733207
Area (hectares) 88.62 hectares
Population 445
Male Population 229
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Teligachh compares

By the 2011 count Teligachh is the 94th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,402 residents. Its 88.62 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Teligachh

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

How far is Teligachh from other places

Teligachh lies about 78 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhumdangi, about 15 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 Teligachh
Nearest railway station Dhumdangi 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Chopra 17 km
Nearest town Siliguri 28 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 78 km

Villages closest to Teligachh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Teligachh village had a population of 445. That makes it the 94th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,402 residents.

Teligachh village has 229 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Teligachh has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Teligachh is 733207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Teligachh covers 88.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Teligachh falls under Chopra tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Teligachh is Dhumdangi, about 15 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Teligachh.

Teligachh is about 78 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Teligachh is in Chopra tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Dhumdangi is about 15 km away. Chopra is about 17 km away. Siliguri is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baigargachh (under 2 km), Uttar Jibhakata (under 2 km) and Dakshin Atharkhai (1.6 km).

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

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