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About Nagan Village

Nagan is a mid sized village in Gangarampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 998, made up of 520 males and 478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Gangarampur
Pincode 733124
Area (hectares) 151.44 hectares
Population 998
Male Population 520
Female Population 478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagan compares

By the 2011 count Nagan is the 78th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 151.44 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Nagan

Nagan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nagan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mastafapur, Mathurapur, Maynapur and Minapara. 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 Nagan

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagan village had a population of 998. That makes it the 78th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Nagan village has 520 males and 478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagan has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Nagan is 733124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagan covers 151.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nagan falls under Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Nagan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nagan.

Nagan is in Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 Nagan today is likely to be higher.

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