Tilkhoja

Tilkhoja
তিল্খোজা
Gram Panchayat, Village
Tilkhoja
Tilkhoja
Coordinates: 22°16′13″N 87°46′29″E / 22.27024°N 87.774655°E / 22.27024; 87.774655Coordinates: 22°16′13″N 87°46′29″E / 22.27024°N 87.774655°E / 22.27024; 87.774655
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Elevation 8 m (26 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 5,766[1]
Languages
  Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vidhan Sabha constituency Moyna
Website purbamedinipur.gov.in

Tilkhoja[2] is a village and Gram Panchayat located in Moyna Tehsil/ Block of Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal hosting 1318 families. Moyna is the nearest town.

Demographics

Tilkhoja village had a 2011 population of 5766. Of them, 3086 are males. While 2680 are females as per Population Census 2011.[1] The number children aged 0–6 was 624 or 10.82%. The sex ratio was 868 females per 1000 males, lower than the state, which was 950. The ratio for children was 841, lower than the state average of 956.

Tilkhoja village has higher literacy than West Bengal at 88.49% compared to 76.26% of West Bengal. Male literacy was 92.25% while female literacy was 84.18%.

References

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