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About Nandanpur Village

Nandanpur is a mid sized village in Jaynagar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,392, made up of 725 males and 667 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743372, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nandanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nandanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Jaynagar I
Pincode 743372
Area (hectares) 341.38 hectares
Population 1,392
Male Population 725
Female Population 667
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nandanpur compares

By the 2011 count Nandanpur is the 48th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents. Its 341.38 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Nandanpur

Nandanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nandanpur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nandanpur from other places

Nandanpur lies about 11 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Dakshin Barasat‎, about 2.4 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 Nandanpur
Nearest railway station Dakshin Barasat‎ 2.4 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaynagar I 11 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 11 km

Villages closest to Nandanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaynagar 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.

Common questions about Nandanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Nandanpur village had a population of 1,392. That makes it the 48th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents.

Nandanpur village has 725 males and 667 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nandanpur has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Nandanpur is 743372. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nandanpur covers 341.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nandanpur falls under Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nandanpur is Dakshin Barasat‎, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Nandanpur.

Nandanpur is about 11 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.

Nandanpur is in Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dakshin Barasat‎ is about 2.4 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 8.8 km away. Jaynagar I is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Andilpur (under 2 km), Ramchandrapur (under 2 km) and Panchghora (under 2 km).

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

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