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About Narikela Village

Narikela is one of the larger villages in Gaighata tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,222, made up of 2,603 males and 2,619 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743249, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narikela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narikela village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gaighata
Pincode 743249
Area (hectares) 209.98 hectares
Population 5,222
Male Population 2,603
Female Population 2,619
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Narikela compares

By the 2011 count Narikela is the 10th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents. Its 209.98 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Narikela

Narikela is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Narikela 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Matikomra, Mayna, Mondalpara and Naigachhi. 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 Narikela

As per the Census of India 2011, Narikela village had a population of 5,222. That makes it the 10th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents.

Narikela village has 2,603 males and 2,619 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narikela has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Narikela is 743249. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narikela covers 209.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Narikela falls under Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Narikela notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Narikela is in Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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 Narikela today is likely to be higher.

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