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About Nilganja Village

Nilganja is a mid sized village in Chandrakona II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,650, made up of 838 males and 812 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nilganja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilganja village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Chandrakona II
Pincode 721201
Area (hectares) 57.69 hectares
Population 1,650
Male Population 838
Female Population 812
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nilganja compares

By the 2011 count Nilganja is the 20th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents. Its 57.69 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Nilganja

Nilganja is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nilganja as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Manoharganj, Metela, Muide and Murakata. 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 Nilganja

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilganja village had a population of 1,650. That makes it the 20th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents.

Nilganja village has 838 males and 812 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilganja has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Nilganja is 721201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nilganja covers 57.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nilganja falls under Chandrakona II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nilganja.

Nilganja is in Chandrakona II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Nilganja today is likely to be higher.

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