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About Nahanipur Village

Nahanipur is a mid sized village in Itahar tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 869, made up of 434 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nahanipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nahanipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Itahar
Pincode 733128
Area (hectares) 146.46 hectares
Population 869
Male Population 434
Female Population 435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nahanipur compares

By the 2011 count Nahanipur is the 125th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 146.46 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Nahanipur

Nahanipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nahanipur as Available within <5 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 Nahanipur from other places

Nahanipur lies about 71 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Gazole, 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 Nahanipur
Nearest railway station Gazole 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Itahar 17 km
Nearest town Malda 33 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 71 km

Villages closest to Nahanipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nahanipur village had a population of 869. That makes it the 125th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Nahanipur village has 434 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nahanipur has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Nahanipur is 733128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nahanipur covers 146.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nahanipur falls under Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nahanipur is Gazole, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nahanipur.

Nahanipur is about 71 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nahanipur is in Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Gazole is about 10 km away. Itahar is about 17 km away. Malda is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maghiapara (under 2 km), Dakshin Maheshpur (under 2 km) and Jagadal (1.6 km).

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

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