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About Nazirpur Village

Nazirpur is a mid sized village in Harischandrapur I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 533, made up of 273 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.08 hectares hectares.

Nazirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nazirpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Harischandrapur I
Area (hectares) 122.08 hectares
Population 533
Male Population 273
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
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 Nazirpur compares

By the 2011 count Nazirpur is the 88th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents. Its 122.08 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Nazirpur

Nazirpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nazirpur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nazirpur from other places

Nazirpur lies about 34 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Harishchandrapur, about 6.4 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 Nazirpur
Nearest railway station Harishchandrapur 6.4 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Harischandrapur I 34 km
District headquarters Maldah 34 km

Villages closest to Nazirpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harischandrapur I 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 Nazirpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Nazirpur village had a population of 533. That makes it the 88th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents.

Nazirpur village has 273 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nazirpur has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Nazirpur covers 122.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nazirpur falls under Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nazirpur is Harishchandrapur, about 6.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nazirpur.

Nazirpur is about 34 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nazirpur is in Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district. Harishchandrapur is about 6.4 km away. Rāiganj is about 29 km away. Harischandrapur I is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nasirpur (under 2 km), Khokhra (under 2 km) and Bhingol (1.9 km).

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

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