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About Nanda Village

Nanda is a mid sized village in Hirbandh tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,062, made up of 550 males and 512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nanda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Hirbandh
Pincode 722171
Area (hectares) 215.46 hectares
Population 1,062
Male Population 550
Female Population 512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nanda compares

By the 2011 count Nanda is the 25th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 716 residents. Its 215.46 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Nanda

Nanda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nanda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Malian, Manora, Masanjhar and Mirgi. 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 Nanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Nanda village had a population of 1,062. That makes it the 25th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 716 residents.

Nanda village has 550 males and 512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nanda has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Nanda is 722171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nanda covers 215.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nanda falls under Hirbandh tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Nanda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nanda.

Nanda is in Hirbandh 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 Nanda today is likely to be higher.

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