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About Nikharpara Village

Nikharpara is a small village in Harirampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 232, made up of 117 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nikharpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nikharpara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Harirampur
Pincode 733125
Area (hectares) 74.58 hectares
Population 232
Male Population 117
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nikharpara compares

By the 2011 count Nikharpara is the 127th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 74.58 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 994.

Getting to Nikharpara

Nikharpara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nikharpara as Available within 5 - 10 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 Namtor, Naogaon, Naradas and Nehal. 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 Nikharpara

As per the Census of India 2011, Nikharpara village had a population of 232. That makes it the 127th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Nikharpara village has 117 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nikharpara has about 983 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 994.

The pincode recorded for Nikharpara is 733125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nikharpara covers 74.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nikharpara falls under Harirampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nikharpara.

Nikharpara is in Harirampur 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 Nikharpara today is likely to be higher.

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