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About Nij Ganaraidanga Village

Nij Ganaraidanga is a large village in Ratua II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,765, made up of 2,477 males and 2,288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nij Ganaraidanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nij Ganaraidanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Ratua II
Pincode 732214
Area (hectares) 135.53 hectares
Population 4,765
Male Population 2,477
Female Population 2,288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Nij Ganaraidanga compares

By the 2011 count Nij Ganaraidanga is the 19th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,210 residents. Its 135.53 hectares work out to about 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Nij Ganaraidanga

Nij Ganaraidanga is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nij Ganaraidanga as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nij Ganaraidanga from other places

Nij Ganaraidanga lies about 18 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Eklakhi, about 13 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 Nij Ganaraidanga
Nearest railway station Eklakhi 13 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Ratua II 18 km
District headquarters Maldah 18 km

Villages closest to Nij Ganaraidanga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ratua II 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 Nij Ganaraidanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Nij Ganaraidanga village had a population of 4,765. That makes it the 19th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,210 residents.

Nij Ganaraidanga village has 2,477 males and 2,288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nij Ganaraidanga has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Nij Ganaraidanga is 732214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nij Ganaraidanga covers 135.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nij Ganaraidanga falls under Ratua II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nij Ganaraidanga is Eklakhi, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nij Ganaraidanga.

Nij Ganaraidanga is about 18 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nij Ganaraidanga is in Ratua II tehsil of Maldah district. Eklakhi is about 13 km away. Rājmahal is about 17 km away. Ratua II is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nijgan Paranpur (3.5 km), Pukhuria (3.9 km) and Kumarganj (13 km).

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

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