About Nainan Village

Nainan is one of the larger villages in Diamond Harbour II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,144, made up of 2,607 males and 2,537 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nainan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nainan village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Diamond Harbour II
Pincode	743504
Area (hectares)	142.1 hectares
Population	5,144
Male Population	2,607
Female Population	2,537
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nainan compares

By the 2011 count Nainan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents. Its 142.1 hectares work out to about 36 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 Nainan

Nainan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nainan as Available within village. 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 Nainan from other places

Nainan lies about 13 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Uttar Radhanagar, about 3.5 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 Nainan
Nearest railway station	Uttar Radhanagar	3.5 km
Nearest town	Baruipur	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Diamond Harbour II	13 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	13 km

Villages closest to Nainan

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.

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Common questions about Nainan

As per the Census of India 2011, Nainan village had a population of 5,144. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents.

Nainan village has 2,607 males and 2,537 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nainan has about 973 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 Nainan is 743504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nainan covers 142.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Nainan is Uttar Radhanagar, about 3.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nainan.

Nainan is about 13 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.

Nainan is in Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Uttar Radhanagar is about 3.5 km away. Baruipur is about 13 km away. Diamond Harbour II is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.