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About Nalgora Village

Nalgora is one of the larger villages in Jaynagar II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,373, made up of 5,264 males and 5,109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1043.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743349, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nalgora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nalgora village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Jaynagar II
Pincode 743349
Area (hectares) 1043.69 hectares
Population 10,373
Male Population 5,264
Female Population 5,109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nalgora compares

By the 2011 count Nalgora is the 8th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,102 residents. Its 1043.69 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Nalgora

Nalgora is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nalgora 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nalgora from other places

Nalgora lies about 17 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Mathurapur Road, about 15 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 Nalgora
Nearest railway station Mathurapur Road 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaynagar II 17 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 17 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 17 km

Villages closest to Nalgora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nalgora village had a population of 10,373. That makes it the 8th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,102 residents.

Nalgora village has 5,264 males and 5,109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nalgora has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Nalgora is 743349. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nalgora covers 1043.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nalgora falls under Jaynagar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nalgora is Mathurapur Road, about 15 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nalgora.

Nalgora is about 17 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.

Nalgora is in Jaynagar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Mathurapur Road is about 15 km away. Jaynagar II is about 17 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonatikri (4.8 km), Manirtala (6.7 km) and Bhubankhali (7.0 km).

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

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