About Nazra Village

Nazra is one of the larger villages in Magrahat I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,552, made up of 4,883 males and 4,669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743375, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nazra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nazra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Magrahat I
Pincode	743375
Area (hectares)	227.9 hectares
Population	9,552
Male Population	4,883
Female Population	4,669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Nazra compares

By the 2011 count Nazra is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents. Its 227.9 hectares work out to about 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Nazra

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

How far is Nazra from other places

Nazra lies about 14 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Deula, about under 2 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 Nazra
Nearest railway station	Deula	under 2 km
Nearest town	Diamond Harbour	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Magrahat I	14 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	14 km

Villages closest to Nazra

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

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Common questions about Nazra

As per the Census of India 2011, Nazra village had a population of 9,552. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents.

Nazra village has 4,883 males and 4,669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nazra has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Nazra is 743375. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nazra covers 227.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nazra falls under Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nazra is Deula, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Nazra.

Nazra is about 14 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.

Nazra is in Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Deula is about under 2 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 9.3 km away. Magrahat I is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.