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About Nijgan Paranpur Village

Nijgan Paranpur is one of the larger villages in Ratua II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,523, made up of 4,346 males and 4,177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nijgan Paranpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nijgan Paranpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Ratua II
Pincode 732138
Area (hectares) 386.54 hectares
Population 8,523
Male Population 4,346
Female Population 4,177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nijgan Paranpur compares

By the 2011 count Nijgan Paranpur is the 4th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,210 residents. Its 386.54 hectares work out to about 22 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 956.

Getting to Nijgan Paranpur

Nijgan Paranpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nijgan Paranpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Nijgan Paranpur from other places

Nijgan Paranpur lies about 18 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Kumarganj, about 12 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 Nijgan Paranpur
Nearest railway station Kumarganj 12 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Ratua II 18 km
District headquarters Maldah 18 km

Villages closest to Nijgan Paranpur

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 Nijgan Paranpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Nijgan Paranpur village had a population of 8,523. That makes it the 4th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,210 residents.

Nijgan Paranpur village has 4,346 males and 4,177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nijgan Paranpur has about 961 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 956.

The pincode recorded for Nijgan Paranpur is 732138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nijgan Paranpur covers 386.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nijgan Paranpur falls under Ratua II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nijgan Paranpur is Kumarganj, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nijgan Paranpur.

Nijgan Paranpur 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.

Nijgan Paranpur is in Ratua II tehsil of Maldah district. Kumarganj is about 12 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 Nij Ganaraidanga (3.5 km), Pukhuria (5.1 km) and Kumarganj (12 km).

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

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