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About Nilkunthya Village

Nilkunthya is a mid sized village in Nanda Kumar tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 907, made up of 454 males and 453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721648, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nilkunthya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilkunthya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nanda Kumar
Pincode 721648
Area (hectares) 53.05 hectares
Population 907
Male Population 454
Female Population 453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
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 Nilkunthya compares

By the 2011 count Nilkunthya is the 87th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents. Its 53.05 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, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Nilkunthya

Nilkunthya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nilkunthya 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 Nachhipur, Naikundi, Namal and Naradari. 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 Nilkunthya

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilkunthya village had a population of 907. That makes it the 87th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents.

Nilkunthya village has 454 males and 453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilkunthya has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Nilkunthya is 721648. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nilkunthya covers 53.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nilkunthya falls under Nanda Kumar tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Nilkunthya 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 Nilkunthya.

Nilkunthya is in Nanda Kumar 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 Nilkunthya today is likely to be higher.

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