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About Nargaon Village

Nargaon is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 809, made up of 433 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nargaon village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar I
Pincode 733210
Area (hectares) 172.8 hectares
Population 809
Male Population 433
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
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 Nargaon compares

By the 2011 count Nargaon is the 104th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 172.8 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Nargaon

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

Nargaon lies about 14 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Sudhani, about 10 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 Nargaon
Nearest railway station Sudhani 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar I 14 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 14 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 26 km

Villages closest to Nargaon

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

Common questions about Nargaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Nargaon village had a population of 809. That makes it the 104th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Nargaon village has 433 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nargaon has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Nargaon is 733210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nargaon covers 172.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nargaon falls under Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nargaon is Sudhani, about 10 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 Nargaon.

Nargaon is about 14 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nargaon is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Sudhani is about 10 km away. Goalpokhar I is about 14 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balichaur (under 2 km), Jharbari (3.3 km) and Kamatsabalpur (3.3 km).

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

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