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About Nandigram Village

Nandigram is a mid sized village in Nabagram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 874, made up of 465 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742181, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nandigram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nandigram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Nabagram
Pincode 742181
Area (hectares) 302.5 hectares
Population 874
Male Population 465
Female Population 409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nandigram compares

By the 2011 count Nandigram is the 81st largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,088 residents. Its 302.5 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Nandigram

Nandigram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nandigram as Available within 10+ 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 Mugroldanga, Mukundapur, Mururia and Nabagram. 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 Nandigram

As per the Census of India 2011, Nandigram village had a population of 874. That makes it the 81st largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,088 residents.

Nandigram village has 465 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nandigram has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Nandigram is 742181. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nandigram covers 302.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nandigram falls under Nabagram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Nandigram notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nandigram.

Nandigram is in Nabagram 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 Nandigram today is likely to be higher.

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