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About Namla Village

Namla is a large village in Darjeeling Pulbazar tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,989, made up of 1,534 males and 1,455 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Namla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Namla village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Darjeeling Pulbazar
Pincode 734316
Area (hectares) 230.67 hectares
Population 2,989
Male Population 1,534
Female Population 1,455
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Namla compares

By the 2011 count Namla is the 14th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents. Its 230.67 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Namla

Namla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Namla 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lebong Tea Garden, Liza Hill Tea Garden, Lodhama and Majua. 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 Namla

As per the Census of India 2011, Namla village had a population of 2,989. That makes it the 14th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents.

Namla village has 1,534 males and 1,455 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Namla has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Namla is 734316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Namla covers 230.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Namla falls under Darjeeling Pulbazar tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Namla 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 - 10 km distance for Namla.

Namla is in Darjeeling Pulbazar tehsil of Darjiling 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 Namla today is likely to be higher.

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