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About Machhranka Nankar Village

Machhranka Nankar is a mid sized village in Potashpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 637, made up of 327 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721458, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhranka Nankar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhranka Nankar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Potashpur I
Pincode 721458
Area (hectares) 29.13 hectares
Population 637
Male Population 327
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
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 Machhranka Nankar compares

By the 2011 count Machhranka Nankar is the 88th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents. Its 29.13 hectares work out to about 22 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 951.

Getting to Machhranka Nankar

Machhranka Nankar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Machhranka Nankar 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. The nearest villages by name are Khari Gerya, Khidirpur, Kulrakhi and Kunja Berya. 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 Machhranka Nankar

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhranka Nankar village had a population of 637. That makes it the 88th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents.

Machhranka Nankar village has 327 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhranka Nankar has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Machhranka Nankar is 721458. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhranka Nankar covers 29.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Machhranka Nankar falls under Potashpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Machhranka Nankar notes the nearest railway station 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 Machhranka Nankar.

Machhranka Nankar is in Potashpur I 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 Machhranka Nankar today is likely to be higher.

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