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About Namal Village

Namal is a small village in Contai I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 476, made up of 247 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Namal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Namal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai I
Pincode 721401
Area (hectares) 14.81 hectares
Population 476
Male Population 247
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Namal compares

By the 2011 count Namal is the 129th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 14.81 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Namal

Namal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Namal 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mankarai Put, Marra, Matalpur and Mukundapur. 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 Namal

As per the Census of India 2011, Namal village had a population of 476. That makes it the 129th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Namal village has 247 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Namal has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Namal is 721401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Namal covers 14.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Namal falls under Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Namal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Namal.

Namal is in Contai I tehsil of Purba 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 Namal today is likely to be higher.

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