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About Nawabad Village

Nawabad is a large village in Rajarhat tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,277, made up of 1,180 males and 1,097 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawabad village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Rajarhat
Pincode 700135
Area (hectares) 173.01 hectares
Population 2,277
Male Population 1,180
Female Population 1,097
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawabad compares

By the 2011 count Nawabad is the 18th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,987 residents. Its 173.01 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Nawabad

Nawabad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nawabad 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nawabad from other places

Nawabad lies about 34 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Beliaghata Road, about 12 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 Nawabad
Nearest railway station Beliaghata Road 12 km
Nearest town Dam Dam 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajarhat 34 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 34 km

Villages closest to Nawabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawabad village had a population of 2,277. That makes it the 18th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,987 residents.

Nawabad village has 1,180 males and 1,097 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawabad has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Nawabad is 700135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawabad covers 173.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nawabad falls under Rajarhat tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nawabad is Beliaghata Road, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Nawabad is about 34 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.

Nawabad is in Rajarhat tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Beliaghata Road is about 12 km away. Dam Dam is about 17 km away. Rajarhat is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sulanggari (16 km), Tarulia (19 km) and Chandapur Champagachhi (21 km).

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

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