About Netra Village

Netra is a large village in Diamond Harbour I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,577, made up of 1,864 males and 1,713 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743368, 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	Diamond Harbour I
Pincode	743368
Area (hectares)	111.29 hectares
Population	3,577
Male Population	1,864
Female Population	1,713
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Netra compares

By the 2011 count Netra is the 7th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents. Its 111.29 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Netra

Netra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Netra 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 village. 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	Diamond Harbour I	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 Diamond Harbour 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.

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Common questions about Netra

As per the Census of India 2011, Netra village had a population of 3,577. That makes it the 7th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents.

Netra village has 1,864 males and 1,713 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Netra has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Netra is 743368. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Netra covers 111.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Netra falls under Diamond Harbour I 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 village.

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