About Natshal Village

Natshal is one of the larger villages in Mahisadal tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,331, made up of 5,799 males and 5,532 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 675.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Natshal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Natshal village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Mahisadal
Pincode	721603
Area (hectares)	675.42 hectares
Population	11,331
Male Population	5,799
Female Population	5,532
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Natshal compares

By the 2011 count Natshal is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,684 residents. Its 675.42 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Natshal

Natshal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Natshal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Natshal from other places

Natshal lies about 25 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Mahisadal, about 3.9 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 Natshal
Nearest railway station	Mahisadal	3.9 km
Nearest town	Monoharpur	11 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	25 km

Villages closest to Natshal

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

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Common questions about Natshal

As per the Census of India 2011, Natshal village had a population of 11,331. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,684 residents.

Natshal village has 5,799 males and 5,532 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Natshal has about 954 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 941.

The pincode recorded for Natshal is 721603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Natshal covers 675.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Natshal falls under Mahisadal tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Natshal is Mahisadal, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Natshal.

Natshal is about 25 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Natshal is in Mahisadal tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Mahisadal is about 3.9 km away. Monoharpur is about 11 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.