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About Naikanda Village

Naikanda is a mid sized village in Chanchal I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,816, made up of 925 males and 891 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naikanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naikanda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Chanchal I
Pincode 732126
Area (hectares) 176.06 hectares
Population 1,816
Male Population 925
Female Population 891
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naikanda compares

By the 2011 count Naikanda is the 45th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 176.06 hectares work out to about 10 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 950.

Getting to Naikanda

Naikanda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Naikanda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Matiharpur, Matipur, Nabagram and Nadisik. 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 Naikanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Naikanda village had a population of 1,816. That makes it the 45th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Naikanda village has 925 males and 891 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naikanda has about 963 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 950.

The pincode recorded for Naikanda is 732126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naikanda covers 176.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Naikanda falls under Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Naikanda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Naikanda.

Naikanda is in Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah 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 Naikanda today is likely to be higher.

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