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About Nagar Village

Nagar is a mid sized village in Beldanga II tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 833, made up of 424 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Beldanga II
Pincode 742405
Area (hectares) 81.84 hectares
Population 833
Male Population 424
Female Population 409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Nagar is the 57th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,106 residents. Its 81.84 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Nagar

Nagar 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 Nagar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nagar from other places

Nagar lies about 31 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 Nagar
Nearest town Kāndi 16 km
Nearest railway station Karnasubarna 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Beldanga II 31 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 31 km

Villages closest to Nagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagar village had a population of 833. That makes it the 57th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,106 residents.

Nagar village has 424 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagar has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Nagar is 742405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagar covers 81.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nagar falls under Beldanga II tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nagar is Karnasubarna, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nagar.

Nagar is about 31 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagar is in Beldanga II tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about 16 km away. Karnasubarna is about 21 km away. Beldanga II is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bikal Nagar (under 2 km), Charkam Nagar (under 2 km) and Jainagar (under 2 km).

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

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