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About Thakur Nagar Village

Thakur Nagar is a large village in Khejuri I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,122, made up of 1,590 males and 1,532 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721430, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thakur Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thakur Nagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Khejuri I
Pincode 721430
Area (hectares) 246.6 hectares
Population 3,122
Male Population 1,590
Female Population 1,532
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thakur Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Thakur Nagar is the 16th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,166 residents. Its 246.6 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Thakur Nagar

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

Thakur Nagar lies about 20 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Bandar, about under 2 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 Thakur Nagar
Nearest railway station Bandar under 2 km
Nearest town Haldia 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Khejuri I 20 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 20 km

Villages closest to Thakur Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khejuri I 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 Thakur Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Thakur Nagar village had a population of 3,122. That makes it the 16th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,166 residents.

Thakur Nagar village has 1,590 males and 1,532 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thakur Nagar has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Thakur Nagar is 721430. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thakur Nagar covers 246.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thakur Nagar falls under Khejuri I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Thakur Nagar is Bandar, about under 2 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 Thakur Nagar.

Thakur Nagar is about 20 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thakur Nagar is in Khejuri I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Bandar is about under 2 km away. Haldia is about 3.5 km away. Khejuri I is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bikram Nagar (under 2 km), Jarar Nagar (under 2 km) and Kamdeb Nagar (under 2 km).

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

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