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About Nila Village

Nila is a large village in Diamond Harbour II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,155, made up of 1,088 males and 1,067 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nila village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour II
Pincode 743504
Area (hectares) 141.64 hectares
Population 2,155
Male Population 1,088
Female Population 1,067
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nila compares

By the 2011 count Nila is the 30th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents. Its 141.64 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Nila

Nila is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nila as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Nila from other places

Nila lies about 32 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Barda, about 9.3 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 Nila
Nearest railway station Barda 9.3 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour II 32 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 32 km

Villages closest to Nila

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diamond Harbour 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 Nila

As per the Census of India 2011, Nila village had a population of 2,155. That makes it the 30th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents.

Nila village has 1,088 males and 1,067 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nila has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Nila is 743504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nila covers 141.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nila falls under Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nila is Barda, about 9.3 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 village for Nila.

Nila is about 32 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.

Nila is in Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Barda is about 9.3 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 11 km away. Diamond Harbour II is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sriphalbaria (under 2 km), Khanjapur (under 2 km) and Birpara (under 2 km).

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

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