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About Naya Village

Naya is a large village in Pingla tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,960, made up of 2,026 males and 1,934 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Pingla
Pincode 721140
Area (hectares) 341.78 hectares
Population 3,960
Male Population 2,026
Female Population 1,934
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naya compares

By the 2011 count Naya is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents. Its 341.78 hectares work out to about 12 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 957.

Getting to Naya

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

Naya lies about 29 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Narayangarh, about 7.5 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 Naya
Nearest railway station Narayangarh 7.5 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 15 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Pingla 30 km

Villages closest to Naya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naya village had a population of 3,960. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents.

Naya village has 2,026 males and 1,934 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naya has about 955 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 957.

The pincode recorded for Naya is 721140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naya covers 341.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Naya falls under Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Naya is Narayangarh, about 7.5 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 Naya.

Naya is about 29 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naya is in Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Narayangarh is about 7.5 km away. Kharagpur is about 15 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ragpur (15 km), Balarampur (23 km) and Pingla (29 km).

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

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