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About Naknan Village

Naknan is a mid sized village in Kulpi tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,123, made up of 560 males and 563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743351, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naknan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naknan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Kulpi
Pincode 743351
Area (hectares) 84.39 hectares
Population 1,123
Male Population 560
Female Population 563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Naknan compares

By the 2011 count Naknan is the 84th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents. Its 84.39 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Naknan

The census records public bus service for Naknan as Available within <5 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 Naknan from other places

Naknan lies about 20 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Karanjali, about 2.0 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 Naknan
Nearest railway station Karanjali 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kulpi 5.1 km
Nearest town Haldia 16 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 20 km

Villages closest to Naknan

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 Naknan

As per the Census of India 2011, Naknan village had a population of 1,123. That makes it the 84th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents.

Naknan village has 560 males and 563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naknan has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Naknan is 743351. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naknan covers 84.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Naknan is Karanjali, about 2.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Naknan.

Naknan is about 20 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.

Naknan is in Kulpi tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Karanjali is about 2.0 km away. Kulpi is about 5.1 km away. Haldia is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alipara (under 2 km), Chak Krishna Ballabhpur (under 2 km) and Meyanapur (under 2 km).

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

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