About Naynan Village

Naynan is a large village in Nandigram I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,227, made up of 2,177 males and 2,050 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721631, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naynan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naynan village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Nandigram I
Pincode	721631
Area (hectares)	127.07 hectares
Population	4,227
Male Population	2,177
Female Population	2,050
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Naynan compares

By the 2011 count Naynan is the 13th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents. Its 127.07 hectares work out to about 33 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 944.

Getting to Naynan

Naynan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Naynan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Naynan from other places

Naynan lies about 34 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Barda, 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 Naynan
Nearest railway station	Barda	12 km
Nearest town	Diamond Harbour	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nandigram I	34 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	34 km

Villages closest to Naynan

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

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Common questions about Naynan

As per the Census of India 2011, Naynan village had a population of 4,227. That makes it the 13th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents.

Naynan village has 2,177 males and 2,050 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naynan has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Naynan is 721631. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naynan covers 127.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Naynan falls under Nandigram I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Naynan is Barda, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Naynan.

Naynan is about 34 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naynan is in Nandigram I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Barda is about 12 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 13 km away. Nandigram I is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.