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About Nimna Tandu Forest Village

Nimna Tandu Forest is a mid sized village in Matiali tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 797, made up of 425 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3812.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nimna Tandu Forest Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nimna Tandu Forest village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Matiali
Pincode 735206
Area (hectares) 3812.56 hectares
Population 797
Male Population 425
Female Population 372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nimna Tandu Forest compares

By the 2011 count Nimna Tandu Forest is the 24th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,793 residents. Its 3812.56 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Nimna Tandu Forest

Nimna Tandu Forest is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nimna Tandu Forest as Available within village. 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 Nimna Tandu Forest from other places

Nimna Tandu Forest lies about 54 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is New Mal Junction, about 15 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 Nimna Tandu Forest
Nearest town Kālimpong 6.4 km
Nearest railway station New Mal Junction 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Matiali 16 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 54 km

Villages closest to Nimna Tandu Forest

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Matiali 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 Nimna Tandu Forest

As per the Census of India 2011, Nimna Tandu Forest village had a population of 797. That makes it the 24th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,793 residents.

Nimna Tandu Forest village has 425 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nimna Tandu Forest has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Nimna Tandu Forest is 735206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nimna Tandu Forest covers 3812.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nimna Tandu Forest falls under Matiali tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nimna Tandu Forest is New Mal Junction, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nimna Tandu Forest.

Nimna Tandu Forest is about 54 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nimna Tandu Forest is in Matiali tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Kālimpong is about 6.4 km away. New Mal Junction is about 15 km away. Matiali is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Engo Tea Garden (12 km), Mangalbari (13 km) and Samsing Tea Garden (13 km).

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

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