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About Nazarnagar Village

Nazarnagar is a large village in Haroa tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,064, made up of 1,591 males and 1,473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nazarnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nazarnagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Haroa
Pincode 743425
Area (hectares) 129.5 hectares
Population 3,064
Male Population 1,591
Female Population 1,473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nazarnagar compares

By the 2011 count Nazarnagar is the 22nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents. Its 129.5 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Nazarnagar

Nazarnagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nazarnagar 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nazarnagar from other places

Nazarnagar lies about 27 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Harua Road, about 8.1 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 Nazarnagar
Tehsil headquarters Haroa 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Harua Road 8.1 km
Nearest town Basirhat City 20 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 27 km

Villages closest to Nazarnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nazarnagar village had a population of 3,064. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents.

Nazarnagar village has 1,591 males and 1,473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nazarnagar has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Nazarnagar is 743425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nazarnagar covers 129.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nazarnagar falls under Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nazarnagar is Harua Road, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Nazarnagar.

Nazarnagar is about 27 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nazarnagar is in Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Haroa is about 2.0 km away. Harua Road is about 8.1 km away. Basirhat City is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baganati (under 2 km), Khas Balandar (under 2 km) and Haroa (2.0 km).

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

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