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About Namokhara Village

Namokhara is a small village in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 333, made up of 172 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Namokhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Namokhara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Bolpur Sriniketan
Pincode 731240
Area (hectares) 168.4 hectares
Population 333
Male Population 172
Female Population 161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Namokhara compares

By the 2011 count Namokhara is the 133rd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 168.4 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Namokhara

Namokhara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Namokhara 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mehidipur, Monoharpur, Mostala and Muluk. 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 Namokhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Namokhara village had a population of 333. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Namokhara village has 172 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Namokhara has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

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

Namokhara covers 168.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Namokhara.

Namokhara 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 Namokhara today is likely to be higher.

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