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About Nilkanthapur Village

Nilkanthapur 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 1,025, made up of 531 males and 494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743372, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nilkanthapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilkanthapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Jaynagar I
Pincode 743372
Area (hectares) 29.08 hectares
Population 1,025
Male Population 531
Female Population 494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nilkanthapur compares

By the 2011 count Nilkanthapur is the 55th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents. Its 29.08 hectares work out to about 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Nilkanthapur

The census records public bus service for Nilkanthapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Nilkanthapur from other places

Nilkanthapur lies about 13 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Hogla, about 2.7 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 Nilkanthapur
Nearest railway station Hogla 2.7 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaynagar I 13 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 13 km

Villages closest to Nilkanthapur

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 Nilkanthapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilkanthapur village had a population of 1,025. That makes it the 55th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents.

Nilkanthapur village has 531 males and 494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilkanthapur has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

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

Nilkanthapur covers 29.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Nilkanthapur is Hogla, about 2.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nilkanthapur.

Nilkanthapur 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.

Nilkanthapur is in Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Hogla is about 2.7 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 11 km away. Jaynagar I is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramrudrapur (under 2 km), Purba Chak Panchghara (under 2 km) and Paschim Chakpanchghora (under 2 km).

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

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