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About Nachankonda Village

Nachankonda is a large village in Taldangra tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,434, made up of 1,225 males and 1,209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 436.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nachankonda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nachankonda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Taldangra
Pincode 722149
Area (hectares) 436.15 hectares
Population 2,434
Male Population 1,225
Female Population 1,209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nachankonda compares

By the 2011 count Nachankonda is the 15th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,054 residents. Its 436.15 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Nachankonda

Nachankonda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nachankonda as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nachankonda from other places

Nachankonda lies about 17 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Ramsagar, about 8.4 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 Nachankonda
Nearest railway station Ramsagar 8.4 km
Nearest town Bishnupur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Taldangra 17 km
District headquarters Bankura 17 km

Villages closest to Nachankonda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nachankonda village had a population of 2,434. That makes it the 15th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,054 residents.

Nachankonda village has 1,225 males and 1,209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nachankonda has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Nachankonda is 722149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nachankonda covers 436.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nachankonda falls under Taldangra tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nachankonda is Ramsagar, about 8.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nachankonda.

Nachankonda is about 17 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nachankonda is in Taldangra tehsil of Bankura district. Ramsagar is about 8.4 km away. Bishnupur is about 14 km away. Taldangra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Domakonda (under 2 km), Radhanagar (12 km) and Chenchurya (13 km).

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

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