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About Nafarganj Village

Nafarganj is a large village in Basanti tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,744, made up of 1,920 males and 1,824 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 868.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nafarganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nafarganj village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basanti
Pincode 743312
Area (hectares) 868.05 hectares
Population 3,744
Male Population 1,920
Female Population 1,824
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nafarganj compares

By the 2011 count Nafarganj is the 35th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents. Its 868.05 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Nafarganj

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

How far is Nafarganj from other places

Nafarganj lies about 27 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 23 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 Nafarganj
Tehsil headquarters Basanti 12 km
Nearest railway station Canning 23 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 27 km

Villages closest to Nafarganj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basanti 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 Nafarganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Nafarganj village had a population of 3,744. That makes it the 35th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents.

Nafarganj village has 1,920 males and 1,824 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nafarganj has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Nafarganj is 743312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nafarganj covers 868.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nafarganj falls under Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nafarganj is Canning, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Nafarganj.

Nafarganj is about 27 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nafarganj is in Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basanti is about 12 km away. Canning is about 23 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birinchi Bari (2.1 km), Goran Bose (3.0 km) and Hiranmoypur (3.3 km).

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

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