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About Nalkapi Village

Nalkapi is a mid sized village in Jhalda II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 982, made up of 511 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nalkapi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nalkapi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda II
Pincode 723213
Area (hectares) 186.54 hectares
Population 982
Male Population 511
Female Population 471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nalkapi compares

By the 2011 count Nalkapi is the 46th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 186.54 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Nalkapi

Nalkapi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nalkapi 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mirdi, Mohanpur, Murguma and Murulahar. 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 Nalkapi

As per the Census of India 2011, Nalkapi village had a population of 982. That makes it the 46th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Nalkapi village has 511 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nalkapi has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Nalkapi is 723213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nalkapi covers 186.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nalkapi falls under Jhalda II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Nalkapi notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Nalkapi is in Jhalda II 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 Nalkapi today is likely to be higher.

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