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About Nalgram Village

Nalgram is a large village in Sitalkuchi tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,802, made up of 1,946 males and 1,856 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nalgram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nalgram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Sitalkuchi
Pincode 736158
Area (hectares) 351.46 hectares
Population 3,802
Male Population 1,946
Female Population 1,856
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
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 Nalgram compares

By the 2011 count Nalgram is the 10th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,766 residents. Its 351.46 hectares work out to about 11 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 962.

Getting to Nalgram

Nalgram is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nalgram 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. The nearest villages by name are Nagar Dakaliganj, Nagar Lalbazar, Nagar Nepra and Nagar Singimari. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Nalgram

As per the Census of India 2011, Nalgram village had a population of 3,802. That makes it the 10th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,766 residents.

Nalgram village has 1,946 males and 1,856 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nalgram has about 954 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 962.

The pincode recorded for Nalgram is 736158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nalgram covers 351.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nalgram falls under Sitalkuchi tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Nalgram notes the nearest railway station 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 Nalgram.

Nalgram is in Sitalkuchi tehsil of Koch Bihar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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