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About Nahala Village

Nahala is a mid sized village in Kolaghat tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,420, made up of 732 males and 688 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nahala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nahala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Kolaghat
Pincode 721151
Area (hectares) 91.97 hectares
Population 1,420
Male Population 732
Female Population 688
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nahala compares

By the 2011 count Nahala is the 59th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 91.97 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Nahala

The census records public bus service for Nahala 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Manoharpur, Manua, Marberya and Mecheda. 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 Nahala

As per the Census of India 2011, Nahala village had a population of 1,420. That makes it the 59th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Nahala village has 732 males and 688 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nahala has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Nahala is 721151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nahala covers 91.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nahala falls under Kolaghat tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Nahala notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Nahala.

Nahala is in Kolaghat 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 Nahala today is likely to be higher.

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