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About Neora Village

Neora is a mid sized village in Mal tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,543, made up of 794 males and 749 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Neora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Neora village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Mal
Pincode 735230
Area (hectares) 330.05 hectares
Population 1,543
Male Population 794
Female Population 749
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
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 Neora compares

By the 2011 count Neora is the 69th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents. Its 330.05 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Neora

Neora is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Neora 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Neora from other places

Neora lies about 26 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Neoranadi, about under 2 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 Neora
Nearest railway station Neoranadi under 2 km
Nearest town Maināguri 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Mal 26 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 26 km

Villages closest to Neora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Neora village had a population of 1,543. That makes it the 69th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents.

Neora village has 794 males and 749 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Neora has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Neora is 735230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Neora covers 330.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Neora falls under Mal tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Neora is Neoranadi, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Neora.

Neora is about 26 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Neora is in Mal tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Neoranadi is about under 2 km away. Maināguri is about 22 km away. Mal is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumali (under 2 km), Rajadanga (1.8 km) and Kantadighi Kumarpara (2.0 km).

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

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