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About Nandanpur Village

Nandanpur is one of the larger villages in Khanakul II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,778, made up of 3,935 males and 3,843 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 621.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712417, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nandanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nandanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Khanakul II
Pincode 712417
Area (hectares) 621.24 hectares
Population 7,778
Male Population 3,935
Female Population 3,843
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nandanpur compares

By the 2011 count Nandanpur is the 5th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,553 residents. Its 621.24 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Nandanpur

Nandanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nandanpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nandanpur from other places

Nandanpur lies about 11 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Kalyani Main, about 3.9 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 Nandanpur
Nearest railway station Kalyani Main 3.9 km
Nearest town Kānchrāpāra 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanakul II 11 km
District headquarters Hugli 11 km

Villages closest to Nandanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khanakul II 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 Nandanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Nandanpur village had a population of 7,778. That makes it the 5th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,553 residents.

Nandanpur village has 3,935 males and 3,843 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nandanpur has about 977 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 964.

The pincode recorded for Nandanpur is 712417. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nandanpur covers 621.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nandanpur falls under Khanakul II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nandanpur is Kalyani Main, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nandanpur.

Nandanpur is about 11 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nandanpur is in Khanakul II tehsil of Hugli district. Kalyani Main is about 3.9 km away. Kānchrāpāra is about 7.3 km away. Khanakul II is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganeshpur (2.0 km), Palashpai (2.5 km) and Ramchandrapur (6.2 km).

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

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