About Nandigram Village

Nandigram is a mid sized village in Katwa II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,624, made up of 839 males and 785 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713502, 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	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Katwa II
Pincode	713502
Area (hectares)	258.49 hectares
Population	1,624
Male Population	839
Female Population	785
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nandigram compares

By the 2011 count Nandigram is the 32nd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,170 residents. Its 258.49 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Nandigram

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

How far is Nandigram from other places

Nandigram lies about 24 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Balgona, about 7.8 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 Nandigram
Nearest railway station	Balgona	7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Katwa II	24 km
District headquarters	Barddhaman	24 km
Nearest town	Barddhamān	24 km

Villages closest to Nandigram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Katwa II 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 Nandigram

As per the Census of India 2011, Nandigram village had a population of 1,624. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,170 residents.

Nandigram village has 839 males and 785 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nandigram has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Nandigram is 713502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nandigram covers 258.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nandigram falls under Katwa II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nandigram is Balgona, about 7.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nandigram.

Nandigram is about 24 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nandigram is in Katwa II tehsil of Barddhaman district. Balgona is about 7.8 km away. Katwa II is about 24 km away. Barddhaman is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.