About Nakpur Village

Nakpur is a large village in Nalhati II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,507, made up of 1,265 males and 1,242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nakpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Nalhati II
Pincode	731237
Area (hectares)	270.9 hectares
Population	2,507
Male Population	1,265
Female Population	1,242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nakpur compares

By the 2011 count Nakpur is the 18th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 270.9 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Nakpur

Nakpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nakpur 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 Nakpur from other places

Nakpur lies about 4.9 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 2.0 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 Nakpur
Nearest railway station	Swadinpur	2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nalhati II	4.9 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	4.9 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	7.1 km

Villages closest to Nakpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalhati II 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 Nakpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Nakpur village had a population of 2,507. That makes it the 18th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Nakpur village has 1,265 males and 1,242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nakpur has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Nakpur is 731237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nakpur covers 270.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nakpur falls under Nalhati II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nakpur is Swadinpur, about 2.0 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 Nakpur.

Nakpur is about 4.9 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nakpur is in Nalhati II tehsil of Birbhum district. Swadinpur is about 2.0 km away. Nalhati II is about 4.9 km away. Birbhum is about 4.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.