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About Nilerat Village

Nilerat is a mid sized village in Patharpratima tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,823, made up of 940 males and 883 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743399, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nilerat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilerat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Patharpratima
Pincode 743399
Area (hectares) 73.4 hectares
Population 1,823
Male Population 940
Female Population 883
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
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 Nilerat compares

By the 2011 count Nilerat is the 73rd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents. Its 73.4 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Nilerat

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

Nilerat lies about 22 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Karanjali, about 8.5 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 Nilerat
Nearest railway station Karanjali 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Patharpratima 22 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 22 km
Nearest town Haldia 22 km

Villages closest to Nilerat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilerat village had a population of 1,823. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents.

Nilerat village has 940 males and 883 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilerat has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Nilerat is 743399. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nilerat covers 73.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nilerat falls under Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nilerat is Karanjali, about 8.5 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 Nilerat.

Nilerat is about 22 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.

Nilerat is in Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Karanjali is about 8.5 km away. Patharpratima is about 22 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malaya (under 2 km), Dakshin Madhusudanpur (under 2 km) and Ramdebpur (under 2 km).

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

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