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About Nangalhata Village

Nangalhata is a large village in Labpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,080, made up of 1,587 males and 1,493 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nangalhata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nangalhata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Labpur
Pincode 731303
Area (hectares) 230.3 hectares
Population 3,080
Male Population 1,587
Female Population 1,493
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nangalhata compares

By the 2011 count Nangalhata is the 12th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 230.3 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Nangalhata

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

How far is Nangalhata from other places

Nangalhata lies about 20 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 3.5 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 Nangalhata
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 3.5 km
Nearest town Sainthia 12 km
District headquarters Birbhum 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Labpur 28 km

Villages closest to Nangalhata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nangalhata village had a population of 3,080. That makes it the 12th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Nangalhata village has 1,587 males and 1,493 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nangalhata has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Nangalhata is 731303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nangalhata covers 230.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nangalhata falls under Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nangalhata is Mallarpur, about 3.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nangalhata.

Nangalhata is about 20 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nangalhata is in Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 3.5 km away. Sainthia is about 12 km away. Birbhum is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatra (under 2 km), Bilnangalhata (under 2 km) and Chatra (under 2 km).

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

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