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About Imamnagar Village

Imamnagar is one of the larger villages in Farakka tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,933, made up of 3,538 males and 3,395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Imamnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Imamnagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Farakka
Pincode 742202
Area (hectares) 87.84 hectares
Population 6,933
Male Population 3,538
Female Population 3,395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Imamnagar compares

By the 2011 count Imamnagar is the 6th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents. Its 87.84 hectares work out to about 79 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 965.

Getting to Imamnagar

Imamnagar 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 Imamnagar as Available within village. 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 Imamnagar from other places

Imamnagar lies about 71 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Ballalpur, about 2.0 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 Imamnagar
Nearest railway station Ballalpur 2.0 km
Nearest town Dhuliān 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Farakka 8.6 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 71 km

Villages closest to Imamnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Imamnagar village had a population of 6,933. That makes it the 6th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents.

Imamnagar village has 3,538 males and 3,395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Imamnagar has about 960 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 965.

The pincode recorded for Imamnagar is 742202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Imamnagar covers 87.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 79 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Imamnagar falls under Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Imamnagar is Ballalpur, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Imamnagar.

Imamnagar is about 71 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Imamnagar is in Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district. Ballalpur is about 2.0 km away. Dhuliān is about 7.4 km away. Farakka is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ballalpur (under 2 km), Ballalpur Brahmattar (under 2 km) and Kuli (2.1 km).

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

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