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About Nayagram Village

Nayagram is a large village in Nayagram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,300, made up of 1,138 males and 1,162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721159, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nayagram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nayagram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Nayagram
Pincode 721159
Area (hectares) 249.69 hectares
Population 2,300
Male Population 1,138
Female Population 1,162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nayagram compares

By the 2011 count Nayagram is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 249.69 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Nayagram

Nayagram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nayagram 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nayagram from other places

Nayagram lies about 53 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Nekurseni, about 14 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 Nayagram
Nearest railway station Nekurseni 14 km
Nearest town Jaleshwar 26 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 53 km

Villages closest to Nayagram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nayagram village had a population of 2,300. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Nayagram village has 1,138 males and 1,162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nayagram has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Nayagram is 721159. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nayagram covers 249.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nayagram falls under Nayagram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nayagram is Nekurseni, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Nayagram is about 53 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nayagram is in Nayagram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Nekurseni is about 14 km away. Jaleshwar is about 26 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uthan Nayagram (under 2 km), Gopinath Pur (7.8 km) and Jhai Pur Nutan Pal (7.8 km).

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

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