About Naga Village

Naga is a mid sized village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 518, made up of 243 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,132 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naga village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Potka
Pincode	831002
Area (hectares)	177.3 hectares
Population	518
Male Population	243
Female Population	275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,132
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Naga compares

By the 2011 count Naga is the 131st largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 177.3 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Naga

Naga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Naga as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Naga from other places

Naga lies about 43 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Haludpukur, about 2.6 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 Naga
Nearest railway station	Haludpukur	2.6 km
Nearest town	Gobindpur	8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Potka	32 km
District headquarters	Purbi Singhbhum	43 km

Villages closest to Naga

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

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Common questions about Naga

As per the Census of India 2011, Naga village had a population of 518. That makes it the 131st largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Naga village has 243 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naga has about 1132 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Naga is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naga covers 177.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Naga falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Naga is Haludpukur, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Naga.

Naga is about 43 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naga is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Haludpukur is about 2.6 km away. Gobindpur is about 8.1 km away. Potka is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.