About Nandigram Village

Nandigram is a mid sized village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,219, made up of 621 males and 598 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nandigram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nandigram village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Mayureswar I
Pincode	731245
Area (hectares)	219.88 hectares
Population	1,219
Male Population	621
Female Population	598
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nandigram compares

By the 2011 count Nandigram is the 41st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 219.88 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Nandigram

Nandigram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nandigram 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nandigram from other places

Nandigram lies about 19 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 9.4 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 Nandigram
Nearest railway station	Mallarpur	9.4 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mayureswar I	19 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	19 km

Villages closest to Nandigram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar I 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.

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Common questions about Nandigram

As per the Census of India 2011, Nandigram village had a population of 1,219. That makes it the 41st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Nandigram village has 621 males and 598 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nandigram has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Nandigram is 731245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nandigram covers 219.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nandigram falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nandigram is Mallarpur, about 9.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Nandigram is about 19 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nandigram is in Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 9.4 km away. Rampur Hat is about 15 km away. Mayureswar I is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.