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About Nilapur Village

Nilapur 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 514, made up of 274 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721454, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nilapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Potashpur I
Pincode 721454
Area (hectares) 58.34 hectares
Population 514
Male Population 274
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nilapur compares

By the 2011 count Nilapur is the 104th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents. Its 58.34 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Nilapur

Nilapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nilapur as Available within <5 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 Nilapur from other places

Nilapur lies about 32 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Barda, about 9.3 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 Nilapur
Nearest railway station Barda 9.3 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Potashpur I 32 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 32 km

Villages closest to Nilapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilapur village had a population of 514. That makes it the 104th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents.

Nilapur village has 274 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilapur has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Nilapur is 721454. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nilapur covers 58.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Nilapur is Barda, about 9.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nilapur.

Nilapur is about 32 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nilapur is in Potashpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Barda is about 9.3 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 11 km away. Potashpur I is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanakpur (under 2 km), Paschim Jali (2.2 km) and Kajlia (3.2 km).

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

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