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About Nilkanthia Village

Nilkanthia is one of the larger villages in Tamluk tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,236, made up of 2,725 males and 2,511 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721627, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nilkanthia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilkanthia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Tamluk
Pincode 721627
Area (hectares) 331.84 hectares
Population 5,236
Male Population 2,725
Female Population 2,511
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
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 Nilkanthia compares

By the 2011 count Nilkanthia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents. Its 331.84 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 942.

Getting to Nilkanthia

Nilkanthia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nilkanthia 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. The nearest villages by name are Murari Kalua, Naikurijagannath Chak I, Naki Basan and Narsingkalua. 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 Nilkanthia

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilkanthia village had a population of 5,236. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents.

Nilkanthia village has 2,725 males and 2,511 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilkanthia has about 921 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 Nilkanthia is 721627. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nilkanthia covers 331.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Nilkanthia notes the nearest railway station 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 Nilkanthia.

Nilkanthia is in Tamluk 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 Nilkanthia today is likely to be higher.

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