About Nurkona Village

Nurkona is a mid sized village in Galsi I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,084, made up of 555 males and 529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nurkona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nurkona village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Galsi I
Pincode	713403
Area (hectares)	220.2 hectares
Population	1,084
Male Population	555
Female Population	529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nurkona compares

By the 2011 count Nurkona is the 49th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,935 residents. Its 220.2 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 916.

Getting to Nurkona

Nurkona is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nurkona 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. The nearest villages by name are Mollatikari, Nabakhanda, Naldanga and Narayanpur. 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.

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Common questions about Nurkona

As per the Census of India 2011, Nurkona village had a population of 1,084. That makes it the 49th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,935 residents.

Nurkona village has 555 males and 529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nurkona has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Nurkona is 713403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nurkona covers 220.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nurkona falls under Galsi I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Nurkona notes the nearest railway station 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 Nurkona.

Nurkona is in Galsi I tehsil of Barddhaman 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.