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About Nildi Village

Nildi is a mid sized village in Raghunathpur II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 838, made up of 426 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nildi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nildi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Raghunathpur II
Pincode 723133
Area (hectares) 155.07 hectares
Population 838
Male Population 426
Female Population 412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nildi compares

By the 2011 count Nildi is the 45th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 155.07 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Nildi

Nildi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nildi as Available within village. 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 Nabagram, Nadiha, Nanduka and Narendrapur. 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 Nildi

As per the Census of India 2011, Nildi village had a population of 838. That makes it the 45th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Nildi village has 426 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nildi has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Nildi is 723133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nildi covers 155.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nildi falls under Raghunathpur II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Nildi.

Nildi is in Raghunathpur 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 Nildi today is likely to be higher.

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