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About Napukuria Village

Napukuria is a mid sized village in Jaynagar II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,799, made up of 906 males and 893 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743372, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Napukuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Napukuria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Jaynagar II
Pincode 743372
Area (hectares) 123 hectares
Population 1,799
Male Population 906
Female Population 893
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Napukuria compares

By the 2011 count Napukuria is the 34th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,102 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 15 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 Napukuria

Napukuria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Napukuria 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Napukuria from other places

Napukuria lies about 8.5 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Baharu, about 2.6 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 Napukuria
Nearest railway station Baharu 2.6 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaynagar II 8.5 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 8.5 km

Villages closest to Napukuria

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 Napukuria

As per the Census of India 2011, Napukuria village had a population of 1,799. That makes it the 34th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,102 residents.

Napukuria village has 906 males and 893 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Napukuria has about 986 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 Napukuria is 743372. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Napukuria covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Napukuria is Baharu, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Napukuria.

Napukuria is about 8.5 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.

Napukuria is in Jaynagar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Baharu is about 2.6 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 6.2 km away. Jaynagar II is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahishghat (under 2 km), Gangapur (under 2 km) and Mayda (under 2 km).

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

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