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About Nandai Gajan Village

Nandai Gajan is a large village in Kolaghat tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,413, made up of 1,764 males and 1,649 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nandai Gajan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nandai Gajan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Kolaghat
Pincode 721151
Area (hectares) 165.27 hectares
Population 3,413
Male Population 1,764
Female Population 1,649
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Nandai Gajan compares

By the 2011 count Nandai Gajan is the 20th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 165.27 hectares work out to about 21 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 Nandai Gajan

The census records public bus service for Nandai Gajan 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nandai Gajan from other places

Nandai Gajan lies about 46 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Uluberia, about 12 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 Nandai Gajan
Nearest town Pujali 11 km
Nearest railway station Uluberia 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kolaghat 29 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 46 km

Villages closest to Nandai Gajan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kolaghat 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 Nandai Gajan

As per the Census of India 2011, Nandai Gajan village had a population of 3,413. That makes it the 20th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Nandai Gajan village has 1,764 males and 1,649 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nandai Gajan has about 935 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 Nandai Gajan is 721151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nandai Gajan covers 165.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Nandai Gajan is Uluberia, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nandai Gajan.

Nandai Gajan is about 46 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nandai Gajan is in Kolaghat tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Pujali is about 11 km away. Uluberia is about 12 km away. Kolaghat 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 Gajai (under 2 km), Padampur (3.8 km) and Uttar Sagarbar (3.9 km).

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

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