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About Nandigram Village

Nandigram is a mid sized village in Bankura I tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 855, made up of 423 males and 432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nandigram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nandigram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Bankura I
Pincode 722146
Area (hectares) 120.03 hectares
Population 855
Male Population 423
Female Population 432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nandigram compares

By the 2011 count Nandigram is the 40th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 786 residents. Its 120.03 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Nandigram

Nandigram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nandigram as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Manoharpur, Manushmura, Matiakhola and Molbana. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Nandigram

As per the Census of India 2011, Nandigram village had a population of 855. That makes it the 40th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 786 residents.

Nandigram village has 423 males and 432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nandigram has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Nandigram is 722146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nandigram covers 120.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nandigram falls under Bankura I tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Nandigram notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nandigram.

Nandigram is in Bankura I tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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