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About Nilachigerya Village

Nilachigerya is a small village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 268, made up of 135 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nilachigerya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilachigerya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sankrail
Pincode 721135
Area (hectares) 81.63 hectares
Population 268
Male Population 135
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nilachigerya compares

By the 2011 count Nilachigerya is the 151st largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 81.63 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Nilachigerya

Nilachigerya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nilachigerya as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nayagan, Nehar, Nekrasol and Nekrasuli. 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 Nilachigerya

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilachigerya village had a population of 268. That makes it the 151st largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Nilachigerya village has 135 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilachigerya has about 985 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 993.

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

Nilachigerya covers 81.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nilachigerya.

Nilachigerya is in Sankrail 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 Nilachigerya today is likely to be higher.

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