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About Nischintapur Village

Nischintapur is one of the larger villages in Berhampore tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,148, made up of 2,625 males and 2,523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nischintapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nischintapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Berhampore
Pincode 742165
Area (hectares) 150.79 hectares
Population 5,148
Male Population 2,625
Female Population 2,523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Nischintapur compares

By the 2011 count Nischintapur is the 20th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,723 residents. Its 150.79 hectares work out to about 34 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 954.

Getting to Nischintapur

Nischintapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nischintapur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nischintapur from other places

Nischintapur lies about 32 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 9.2 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 Nischintapur
Nearest railway station Lohapur 9.2 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 15 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Berhampore 33 km

Villages closest to Nischintapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nischintapur village had a population of 5,148. That makes it the 20th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,723 residents.

Nischintapur village has 2,625 males and 2,523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nischintapur 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 954.

The pincode recorded for Nischintapur is 742165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nischintapur covers 150.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nischintapur falls under Berhampore tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nischintapur is Lohapur, about 9.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Nischintapur.

Nischintapur is about 32 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nischintapur is in Berhampore tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 9.2 km away. Nalhāti is about 15 km away. Murshidabad is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balarampur (under 2 km), Arazi Madhupur (2.5 km) and Balia Danga (3.1 km).

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

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