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About Netra Village

Netra is a large village in Canning II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,154, made up of 2,130 males and 2,024 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Netra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Netra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Canning II
Pincode 743502
Area (hectares) 408.98 hectares
Population 4,154
Male Population 2,130
Female Population 2,024
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Netra compares

By the 2011 count Netra is the 19th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,956 residents. Its 408.98 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. 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 Netra

Netra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Netra as Available within 10+ 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 Netra from other places

Netra lies about 15 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Netra, about under 2 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 Netra
Nearest railway station Netra under 2 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Canning II 15 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 15 km

Villages closest to Netra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Canning II 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 Netra

As per the Census of India 2011, Netra village had a population of 4,154. That makes it the 19th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,956 residents.

Netra village has 2,130 males and 2,024 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Netra has about 950 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 Netra is 743502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Netra covers 408.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Netra falls under Canning II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Netra is Netra, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Netra.

Netra is about 15 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.

Netra is in Canning II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Netra is about under 2 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 7.5 km away. Canning II is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalugachhi (8.0 km), Bamunia (8.7 km) and Kalikatala (12 km).

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

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