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About Nauria Dam Village

Nauria Dam is a mid sized village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,215, made up of 590 males and 625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 552.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nauria Dam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nauria Dam village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jhargram
Pincode 721513
Area (hectares) 552.47 hectares
Population 1,215
Male Population 590
Female Population 625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nauria Dam compares

By the 2011 count Nauria Dam is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 552.47 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Nauria Dam

Nauria Dam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nauria Dam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nandalalapur, Nandan Gerya, Narayanpur and Narda. 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 Nauria Dam

As per the Census of India 2011, Nauria Dam village had a population of 1,215. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Nauria Dam village has 590 males and 625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nauria Dam has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Nauria Dam is 721513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nauria Dam covers 552.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nauria Dam falls under Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Nauria Dam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Nauria Dam is in Jhargram 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 Nauria Dam today is likely to be higher.

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