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About Natagachhi Village

Natagachhi is a large village in Sonarpur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,266, made up of 1,131 males and 1,135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743613, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Natagachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Natagachhi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Sonarpur
Pincode 743613
Area (hectares) 298.71 hectares
Population 2,266
Male Population 1,131
Female Population 1,135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Natagachhi compares

By the 2011 count Natagachhi is the 32nd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents. Its 298.71 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Natagachhi

Natagachhi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Natagachhi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Natagachhi from other places

Natagachhi lies about 30 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kalikapur, about 1.9 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 Natagachhi
Nearest railway station Kalikapur 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonarpur 5.1 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 5.1 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 30 km

Villages closest to Natagachhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Natagachhi village had a population of 2,266. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents.

Natagachhi village has 1,131 males and 1,135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Natagachhi has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Natagachhi is 743613. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Natagachhi covers 298.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Natagachhi falls under Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Natagachhi is Kalikapur, about 1.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Natagachhi.

Natagachhi is about 30 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.

Natagachhi is in Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kalikapur is about 1.9 km away. Sonarpur is about 5.1 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 5.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arapanch (under 2 km), Jardaha (under 2 km) and Jafarpur (under 2 km).

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

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