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About Nista Village

Nista is a large village in Raghunathganj I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,720, made up of 1,399 males and 1,321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nista Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nista village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Raghunathganj I
Pincode 742122
Area (hectares) 245.32 hectares
Population 2,720
Male Population 1,399
Female Population 1,321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nista compares

By the 2011 count Nista is the 20th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 245.32 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Nista

The census records public bus service for Nista 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mandalpur, Mangaljan, Mathurapur and Mirzapur. 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 Nista

As per the Census of India 2011, Nista village had a population of 2,720. That makes it the 20th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Nista village has 1,399 males and 1,321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nista has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Nista is 742122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nista covers 245.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nista falls under Raghunathganj I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Nista notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Nista.

Nista is in Raghunathganj 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 Nista today is likely to be higher.

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