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About Nanda Village

Nanda is a large village in Singur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,335, made up of 1,726 males and 1,609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nanda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Singur
Pincode 712124
Area (hectares) 283.54 hectares
Population 3,335
Male Population 1,726
Female Population 1,609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nanda compares

By the 2011 count Nanda is the 20th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,285 residents. Its 283.54 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Nanda

Nanda is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nanda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Nanda from other places

Nanda lies about 4.1 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bandel Junction, about 1.6 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 Nanda
Nearest railway station Bandel Junction 1.6 km
District headquarters Hugli 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Singur 20 km

Villages closest to Nanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nanda village had a population of 3,335. That makes it the 20th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,285 residents.

Nanda village has 1,726 males and 1,609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nanda has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Nanda is 712124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nanda covers 283.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nanda falls under Singur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nanda is Bandel Junction, about 1.6 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 village for Nanda.

Nanda is about 4.1 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nanda is in Singur tehsil of Hugli district. Bandel Junction is about 1.6 km away. Hugli is about 4.1 km away. Singur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anandanagar (7.9 km), Paunan (8.6 km) and Mamudpur (10 km).

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

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