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About Nurgitola Village

Nurgitola is a mid sized village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 624, made up of 307 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nurgitola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nurgitola village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 189 hectares
Population 624
Male Population 307
Female Population 317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nurgitola compares

By the 2011 count Nurgitola is the 116th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 189 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Nurgitola

Nurgitola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nurgitola as Available within village. 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 Nurgitola from other places

Nurgitola lies about 22 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 16 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 Nurgitola
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 16 km
District headquarters Pakur 22 km

Villages closest to Nurgitola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nurgitola village had a population of 624. That makes it the 116th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Nurgitola village has 307 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nurgitola has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Nurgitola is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nurgitola covers 189 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nurgitola falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nurgitola is Banshlai Bridge, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nurgitola.

Nurgitola is about 22 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nurgitola is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 6.8 km away. Banshlai Bridge is about 16 km away. Pakur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babudaha (under 2 km), Laugaon (1.6 km) and Chandalmara (1.6 km).

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

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