About Namakanda Village

Namakanda 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 583, made up of 301 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Namakanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Namakanda village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Mayureswar I
Pincode	731233
Area (hectares)	119.29 hectares
Population	583
Male Population	301
Female Population	282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Namakanda compares

By the 2011 count Namakanda is the 81st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 119.29 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Namakanda

Namakanda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Namakanda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Namakanda from other places

Namakanda lies about 14 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 5.6 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 Namakanda
Nearest railway station	Mallarpur	5.6 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mayureswar I	14 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	14 km

Villages closest to Namakanda

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 Namakanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Namakanda village had a population of 583. That makes it the 81st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Namakanda village has 301 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Namakanda has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Namakanda is 731233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Namakanda covers 119.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Namakanda is Mallarpur, about 5.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Namakanda.

Namakanda is about 14 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Namakanda is in Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 5.6 km away. Rampur Hat is about 10 km away. Mayureswar I is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.