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About Nafar Village

Nafar is a mid sized village in Hilli tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,318, made up of 679 males and 639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nafar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nafar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Hilli
Pincode 733126
Area (hectares) 78.77 hectares
Population 1,318
Male Population 679
Female Population 639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
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 Nafar compares

By the 2011 count Nafar is the 24th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents. Its 78.77 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Nafar

Nafar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nafar 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 Maniko, Matais, Mera Aptair and Mulahat. 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 Nafar

As per the Census of India 2011, Nafar village had a population of 1,318. That makes it the 24th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents.

Nafar village has 679 males and 639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nafar has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Nafar is 733126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nafar covers 78.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nafar falls under Hilli tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Nafar 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 Nafar.

Nafar is in Hilli 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 Nafar today is likely to be higher.

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