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About Nurnagar Village

Nurnagar is a large village in Kaliachak I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,413, made up of 1,732 males and 1,681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nurnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nurnagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Kaliachak I
Pincode 732201
Area (hectares) 144.62 hectares
Population 3,413
Male Population 1,732
Female Population 1,681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
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 Nurnagar compares

By the 2011 count Nurnagar is the 28th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,491 residents. Its 144.62 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. 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 Nurnagar

Nurnagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nurnagar 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 Nurnagar from other places

Nurnagar lies about 22 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Malahar, about 4.3 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 Nurnagar
Nearest railway station Malahar 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaliachak I 22 km
District headquarters Maldah 22 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 34 km

Villages closest to Nurnagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kaliachak 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 Nurnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Nurnagar village had a population of 3,413. That makes it the 28th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,491 residents.

Nurnagar village has 1,732 males and 1,681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nurnagar has about 971 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 Nurnagar is 732201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nurnagar covers 144.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nurnagar falls under Kaliachak I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nurnagar is Malahar, about 4.3 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 Nurnagar.

Nurnagar is about 22 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nurnagar is in Kaliachak I tehsil of Maldah district. Malahar is about 4.3 km away. Kaliachak I is about 22 km away. Maldah is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masimpur (6.9 km), Chhirampur (8.0 km) and Silampur (8.4 km).

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

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