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About Nakhra Village

Nakhra is a small village in Gopiballavpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 360, made up of 179 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721517, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nakhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nakhra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Gopiballavpur II
Pincode 721517
Area (hectares) 53.8 hectares
Population 360
Male Population 179
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nakhra compares

By the 2011 count Nakhra is the 109th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 53.8 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Nakhra

Nakhra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nakhra as Available within 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 Marunia, Matihana, Moloi and Muchi Nala. 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 Nakhra

As per the Census of India 2011, Nakhra village had a population of 360. That makes it the 109th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Nakhra village has 179 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nakhra has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Nakhra is 721517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nakhra covers 53.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nakhra falls under Gopiballavpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nakhra.

Nakhra is in Gopiballavpur 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 Nakhra today is likely to be higher.

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