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About Nettana Village

Nettana is a large village in Bishnupur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,820, made up of 1,396 males and 1,424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nettana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nettana village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bishnupur I
Pincode 743503
Area (hectares) 54.8 hectares
Population 2,820
Male Population 1,396
Female Population 1,424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nettana compares

By the 2011 count Nettana is the 25th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 54.8 hectares work out to about 51 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Nettana

Nettana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nettana as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Nettana from other places

Nettana lies about 21 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Dakshin Durgapur, about 7.8 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 Nettana
Nearest railway station Dakshin Durgapur 7.8 km
Nearest town Baruipur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishnupur I 21 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 21 km

Villages closest to Nettana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bishnupur I 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 Nettana

As per the Census of India 2011, Nettana village had a population of 2,820. That makes it the 25th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Nettana village has 1,396 males and 1,424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nettana has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Nettana is 743503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nettana covers 54.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 51 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nettana falls under Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nettana is Dakshin Durgapur, about 7.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nettana.

Nettana is about 21 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.

Nettana is in Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dakshin Durgapur is about 7.8 km away. Baruipur is about 10 km away. Bishnupur I is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kastikumari (under 2 km), Bhandaria (under 2 km) and Balakhali (under 2 km).

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

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