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About Naki Basan Village

Naki Basan is a large village in Tamluk tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,204, made up of 1,150 males and 1,054 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721649, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naki Basan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naki Basan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Tamluk
Pincode 721649
Area (hectares) 101.43 hectares
Population 2,204
Male Population 1,150
Female Population 1,054
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Naki Basan compares

By the 2011 count Naki Basan is the 33rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents. Its 101.43 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, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Naki Basan

Naki Basan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Naki Basan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Naki Basan from other places

Naki Basan lies about 41 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Gurudas Nagar, about 6.3 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 Naki Basan
Nearest railway station Gurudas Nagar 6.3 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Tamluk 28 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 41 km

Villages closest to Naki Basan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tamluk 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 Naki Basan

As per the Census of India 2011, Naki Basan village had a population of 2,204. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents.

Naki Basan village has 1,150 males and 1,054 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naki Basan has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Naki Basan is 721649. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naki Basan covers 101.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Naki Basan falls under Tamluk tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Naki Basan is Gurudas Nagar, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Naki Basan.

Naki Basan is about 41 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naki Basan is in Tamluk tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Gurudas Nagar is about 6.3 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 6.7 km away. Tamluk is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kankurkhana (3.7 km), Mirjapur (3.8 km) and Srirampur (6.2 km).

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

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