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About Azimnagar Village

Azimnagar is a small village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269, made up of 122 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,205 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Azimnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Azimnagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rajnagar
Pincode 731130
Area (hectares) 226.18 hectares
Population 269
Male Population 122
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,205
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Azimnagar compares

By the 2011 count Azimnagar is the 66th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 226.18 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Azimnagar

Azimnagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Azimnagar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Azimnagar from other places

Azimnagar lies about 25 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, about 8.7 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 Azimnagar
Nearest railway station Gadadharpur 8.7 km
Nearest town Sainthia 13 km
District headquarters Birbhum 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajnagar 33 km

Villages closest to Azimnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Azimnagar village had a population of 269. That makes it the 66th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Azimnagar village has 122 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Azimnagar has about 1205 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Azimnagar is 731130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Azimnagar covers 226.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Azimnagar falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Azimnagar is Gadadharpur, about 8.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Azimnagar.

Azimnagar is about 25 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Azimnagar is in Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 8.7 km away. Sainthia is about 13 km away. Birbhum is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aligar (under 2 km), Deoanganja (3.2 km) and Tentulia Bandh (4.6 km).

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

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