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About Nagartala Village

Nagartala is one of the larger villages in Canning II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,419, made up of 5,307 males and 5,112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 570.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743376, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagartala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagartala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Canning II
Pincode 743376
Area (hectares) 570.14 hectares
Population 10,419
Male Population 5,307
Female Population 5,112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
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 Nagartala compares

By the 2011 count Nagartala is the 7th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,956 residents. Its 570.14 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. 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 Nagartala

Nagartala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nagartala 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 Nagartala from other places

Nagartala lies about 31 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Taldi, about 3.2 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 Nagartala
Nearest railway station Taldi 3.2 km
Nearest town Canning 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Canning II 31 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 31 km

Villages closest to Nagartala

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 Nagartala

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagartala village had a population of 10,419. That makes it the 7th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,956 residents.

Nagartala village has 5,307 males and 5,112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagartala has about 963 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 Nagartala is 743376. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagartala covers 570.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Nagartala is Taldi, about 3.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nagartala.

Nagartala is about 31 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.

Nagartala is in Canning II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Taldi is about 3.2 km away. Canning is about 8.8 km away. Canning II is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Homra Polta (2.1 km), Patikhali (2.2 km) and Kuler Khoj (2.3 km).

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

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