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About Nalkunda Village

Nalkunda is a mid sized village in Beldanga I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,909, made up of 984 males and 925 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nalkunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nalkunda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Beldanga I
Pincode 742134
Area (hectares) 95.13 hectares
Population 1,909
Male Population 984
Female Population 925
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
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 Nalkunda compares

By the 2011 count Nalkunda is the 36th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,645 residents. Its 95.13 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Nalkunda

Nalkunda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nalkunda 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 Mahishasthali, Mahyampur, Maniknagar and Meliani. 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 Nalkunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Nalkunda village had a population of 1,909. That makes it the 36th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,645 residents.

Nalkunda village has 984 males and 925 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nalkunda has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Nalkunda is 742134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nalkunda covers 95.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nalkunda falls under Beldanga I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Nalkunda 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 Nalkunda.

Nalkunda is in Beldanga I tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Nalkunda today is likely to be higher.

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