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About Nagdona Village

Nagdona is a small village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 132 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagdona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagdona village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sankrail
Pincode 721135
Area (hectares) 5.9 hectares
Population 249
Male Population 132
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagdona compares

By the 2011 count Nagdona is the 163rd largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 5.9 hectares work out to about 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Nagdona

Nagdona is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nagdona 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 Nagdona from other places

Nagdona lies about 72 km from Paschim Medinipur. 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 Nagdona
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankrail 27 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 72 km

Villages closest to Nagdona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagdona village had a population of 249. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Nagdona village has 132 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagdona has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Nagdona is 721135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagdona covers 5.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nagdona falls under Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Nagdona notes the nearest railway station 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 Nagdona.

Nagdona is about 72 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagdona is in Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Diamond Harbour is about 14 km away. Sankrail is about 27 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bankati (under 2 km), Jamira (2.8 km) and Kalsona (2.9 km).

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

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