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About Nakali Village

Nakali is a large village in Kulpi tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,203, made up of 1,107 males and 1,096 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743348, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nakali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nakali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Kulpi
Pincode 743348
Area (hectares) 126.5 hectares
Population 2,203
Male Population 1,107
Female Population 1,096
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
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 Nakali compares

By the 2011 count Nakali is the 32nd largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents. Its 126.5 hectares work out to about 17 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 955.

Getting to Nakali

Nakali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nakali 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 Nakali from other places

Nakali lies about 24 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Nischintapur Market, about 5.6 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 Nakali
Nearest railway station Nischintapur Market 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kulpi 11 km
Nearest town Haldia 19 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 24 km

Villages closest to Nakali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nakali village had a population of 2,203. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents.

Nakali village has 1,107 males and 1,096 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nakali has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Nakali is 743348. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nakali covers 126.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nakali falls under Kulpi tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nakali is Nischintapur Market, about 5.6 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 Nakali.

Nakali is about 24 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.

Nakali is in Kulpi tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Nischintapur Market is about 5.6 km away. Kulpi is about 11 km away. Haldia is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhairabnagar (under 2 km), Chitranagar (under 2 km) and Lakshminarayanpur (under 2 km).

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

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