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About Priya Nagar Village

Priya Nagar 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 2,008, made up of 1,050 males and 958 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721631, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Priya Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Priya Nagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nandigram I
Pincode 721631
Area (hectares) 127.04 hectares
Population 2,008
Male Population 1,050
Female Population 958
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Priya Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Priya Nagar is the 31st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents. Its 127.04 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Priya Nagar

Priya Nagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Priya Nagar as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Priya Nagar from other places

Priya Nagar lies about 20 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Bandar, about under 2 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 Priya Nagar
Nearest railway station Bandar under 2 km
Nearest town Haldia 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Nandigram I 20 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 20 km

Villages closest to Priya Nagar

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.

Common questions about Priya Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Priya Nagar village had a population of 2,008. That makes it the 31st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents.

Priya Nagar village has 1,050 males and 958 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Priya Nagar has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

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

Priya Nagar covers 127.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Priya Nagar is Bandar, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Priya Nagar.

Priya Nagar is about 20 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Priya Nagar is in Nandigram I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Bandar is about under 2 km away. Haldia is about 3.5 km away. Nandigram I is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Nagar (under 2 km), Gokul Nagar (under 2 km) and Rampur (3.3 km).

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

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