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About Nikursini Village

Nikursini is a small village in Narayangarh tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 350, made up of 177 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721451, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nikursini Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nikursini village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Narayangarh
Pincode 721451
Area (hectares) 45.17 hectares
Population 350
Male Population 177
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Nikursini compares

By the 2011 count Nikursini is the 246th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 618 residents. Its 45.17 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Nikursini

Nikursini is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nikursini 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nikursini from other places

Nikursini lies about 50 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Nekurseni, about under 2 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 Nikursini
Nearest railway station Nekurseni under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Narayangarh 19 km
Nearest town Jaleshwar 24 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 50 km

Villages closest to Nikursini

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nikursini village had a population of 350. That makes it the 246th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 618 residents.

Nikursini village has 177 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nikursini has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Nikursini is 721451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nikursini covers 45.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nikursini falls under Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nikursini is Nekurseni, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Nikursini is about 50 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nikursini is in Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Nekurseni is about under 2 km away. Narayangarh is about 19 km away. Jaleshwar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Monohar Pur (1.7 km), Belda (10 km) and Beldiha (10 km).

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

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