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About Nelegar Village

Nelegar is a small village in Illambazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 103, made up of 61 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 689 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nelegar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nelegar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Illambazar
Pincode 731214
Area (hectares) 90.48 hectares
Population 103
Male Population 61
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 689
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nelegar compares

By the 2011 count Nelegar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 90.48 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Nelegar

Nelegar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nelegar 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 Nandar, Nankulasiali, Naoga and Narasingpur. 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 Nelegar

As per the Census of India 2011, Nelegar village had a population of 103. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Nelegar village has 61 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nelegar has about 689 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Nelegar is 731214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nelegar covers 90.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nelegar falls under Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Nelegar 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 Nelegar.

Nelegar is in Illambazar 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 Nelegar today is likely to be higher.

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