About Nichchalsa Village

Nichchalsa is a large village in Mal tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,364, made up of 1,746 males and 1,618 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nichchalsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nichchalsa village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Jalpaiguri
Tehsil	Mal
Pincode	735223
Area (hectares)	424.36 hectares
Population	3,364
Male Population	1,746
Female Population	1,618
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nichchalsa compares

By the 2011 count Nichchalsa is the 31st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents. Its 424.36 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Nichchalsa

Nichchalsa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nichchalsa 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nichchalsa from other places

Nichchalsa lies about 30 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Baradighi, 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 Nichchalsa
Nearest railway station	Baradighi	1.5 km
Nearest town	Maināguri	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mal	30 km
District headquarters	Jalpaiguri	30 km

Villages closest to Nichchalsa

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.

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Common questions about Nichchalsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Nichchalsa village had a population of 3,364. That makes it the 31st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents.

Nichchalsa village has 1,746 males and 1,618 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nichchalsa has about 927 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 Nichchalsa is 735223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nichchalsa covers 424.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

Nichchalsa is about 30 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nichchalsa is in Mal tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Baradighi is about 1.5 km away. Maināguri is about 26 km away. Mal is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.