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About Nazirpur Village

Nazirpur is a mid sized village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 568, made up of 293 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nazirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nazirpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733201
Area (hectares) 92.06 hectares
Population 568
Male Population 293
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nazirpur compares

By the 2011 count Nazirpur is the 188th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 92.06 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Nazirpur

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

Nazirpur lies about 54 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Harishchandrapur, about 6.4 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 Nazirpur
Nearest railway station Harishchandrapur 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Raiganj 29 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 29 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 54 km

Villages closest to Nazirpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nazirpur village had a population of 568. That makes it the 188th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Nazirpur village has 293 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nazirpur has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Nazirpur is 733201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nazirpur covers 92.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nazirpur falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nazirpur is Harishchandrapur, about 6.4 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 km distance for Nazirpur.

Nazirpur is about 54 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nazirpur is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Harishchandrapur is about 6.4 km away. Raiganj is about 29 km away. Rāiganj is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kokra (under 2 km), Parial (2.5 km) and Raria (2.5 km).

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

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