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About Nehal Village

Nehal is a mid sized village in Naxalbari tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 731, made up of 360 males and 371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nehal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nehal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Naxalbari
Pincode 734429
Area (hectares) 102.39 hectares
Population 731
Male Population 360
Female Population 371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nehal compares

By the 2011 count Nehal is the 47th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 102.39 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Nehal

The census records public bus service for Nehal 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nehal from other places

Nehal lies about 39 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Naksalbari, about 1.5 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 Nehal
Nearest railway station Naksalbari 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Naxalbari 3.4 km
Nearest town Naksalbāri 3.4 km
District headquarters Darjiling 39 km

Villages closest to Nehal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Naxalbari 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.

Common questions about Nehal

As per the Census of India 2011, Nehal village had a population of 731. That makes it the 47th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Nehal village has 360 males and 371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nehal has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Nehal is 734429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nehal covers 102.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nehal falls under Naxalbari tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nehal is Naksalbari, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Nehal.

Nehal is about 39 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nehal is in Naxalbari tehsil of Darjiling district. Naksalbari is about 1.5 km away. Naxalbari is about 3.4 km away. Naksalbāri is about 3.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naksalbari (3.4 km), Pashchim Karai Barir Chhat (10 km) and Dakshin Bagdogra (13 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Nehal today is likely to be higher.

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