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About Nahina Village

Nahina is a large village in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,332, made up of 1,734 males and 1,598 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nahina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nahina village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Bolpur Sriniketan
Pincode 731240
Area (hectares) 217.76 hectares
Population 3,332
Male Population 1,734
Female Population 1,598
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nahina compares

By the 2011 count Nahina is the 12th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 217.76 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Nahina

Nahina is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nahina as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Mandarpur, Mehidipur, Monoharpur and Mostala. 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 Nahina

As per the Census of India 2011, Nahina village had a population of 3,332. That makes it the 12th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Nahina village has 1,734 males and 1,598 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nahina has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Nahina is 731240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nahina covers 217.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nahina falls under Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nahina.

Nahina is in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum 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 Nahina today is likely to be higher.

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