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About Namshol Village

Namshol is a large village in Balarampur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,849, made up of 1,427 males and 1,422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 549.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Namshol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Namshol village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Balarampur
Pincode 723143
Area (hectares) 549.97 hectares
Population 2,849
Male Population 1,427
Female Population 1,422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Namshol compares

By the 2011 count Namshol is the 5th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 549.97 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Namshol

Namshol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Namshol as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Maldi, Malti, Mirmi and Moraidih. 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 Namshol

As per the Census of India 2011, Namshol village had a population of 2,849. That makes it the 5th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Namshol village has 1,427 males and 1,422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Namshol has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Namshol is 723143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Namshol covers 549.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Namshol falls under Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Namshol notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Namshol.

Namshol is in Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya 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 Namshol today is likely to be higher.

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