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About Nischinta Village

Nischinta is a mid sized village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 932, made up of 446 males and 486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.11 hectares hectares.

Nischinta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nischinta village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sankrail
Area (hectares) 181.11 hectares
Population 932
Male Population 446
Female Population 486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
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 Nischinta compares

By the 2011 count Nischinta is the 16th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 181.11 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Nischinta

Nischinta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nischinta 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nischinta from other places

Nischinta lies about 94 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Kavi Nazrul, about 2.4 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 Nischinta
Nearest railway station Kavi Nazrul 2.4 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankrail 18 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 94 km

Villages closest to Nischinta

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 Nischinta

As per the Census of India 2011, Nischinta village had a population of 932. That makes it the 16th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Nischinta village has 446 males and 486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nischinta has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Nischinta covers 181.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Nischinta is Kavi Nazrul, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Nischinta.

Nischinta is about 94 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nischinta is in Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Kavi Nazrul is about 2.4 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 7.0 km away. Sankrail is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dangarsari (1.7 km), Dangra (1.7 km) and Kaptidanga (1.7 km).

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

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