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About Nahanjara Village

Nahanjara is a large village in Dantan II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,106, made up of 1,120 males and 986 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nahanjara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nahanjara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Dantan II
Pincode 721445
Area (hectares) 234.39 hectares
Population 2,106
Male Population 1,120
Female Population 986
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nahanjara compares

By the 2011 count Nahanjara is the 21st largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents. Its 234.39 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Nahanjara

Nahanjara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nahanjara as Available within <5 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 Mahisagot, Mandalda, Mirjapur and Mulada. 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 Nahanjara

As per the Census of India 2011, Nahanjara village had a population of 2,106. That makes it the 21st largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Nahanjara village has 1,120 males and 986 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nahanjara has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Nahanjara is 721445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nahanjara covers 234.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nahanjara falls under Dantan II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nahanjara.

Nahanjara is in Dantan 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 Nahanjara today is likely to be higher.

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