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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Nizra is a village in Chakdah mandal, Nadia district, West Bengal, with a population of 580 across 125 households and a literacy rate of 69.8%. Located at 23.050°N, 88.591°E, it is served by PIN code 741222.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
GOBINDA GHOSH
Contact: 95****5206
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- LGD code
- 322246
- Pincode
- 741222
- Post office
- Chakdah
- Population
- 580
- Households
- 125
- Literacy rate
- 69.8%
- Sex ratio
- 933 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 213
- Distance to district centre
- 36 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 10 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 58 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 1228 km
- Nearest railway station
- Chakdaha · 7 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Pragati Netralay - Rsby · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Nizra compares
By population, Nizra ranks #85 of 101 villages in Chakdah mandal.
Literacy rate
%
69.8%
−1.6% vs mandal average
- Nizra
- 69.8%
- Chakdah mandal
- 71.4%
- Nadia district
- 67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
933
+4 vs mandal average
- Nizra
- 933
- Chakdah mandal
- 929
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Nizra
- 4.6
- Chakdah mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Nizra at a glance
Nizra is a village of 580 people in 125 households (Census 2011) in Chakdah block, Nadia district, West Bengal, the 85th-largest of 101 villages in Chakdah block. Literacy is 70%, 2 points below the block average of 71% and the sex ratio is 933 women per 1,000 men. It lies 36 km from the Nadia district centre, 13 km from Ukrah, the nearest town, 7 km from Chakdaha railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 741222, served by Chakdah post office; the LGD village code is 322246. The nearest hospital or health centre is Pragati Netralay - Rsby, 7 km away. The sarpanch is GOBINDA GHOSH, and the village votes in Ranaghat Dakshin assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ashim Kumar Biswas. The population is estimated at 649 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nizra · this village | 580 | 70% | — |
| Rukminidanga · Chakdah | 1,158 | 54% | 1.5 km NW |
| Banamalipara · Chakdah | 3,489 | 65% | 1.7 km N |
| Muktipara · Chakdah | 824 | 75% | 2.1 km NW |
| Kugachhi · Chakdah | 1,573 | 83% | 2.5 km W |
| Ghetu Gachhi · Chakdah | 2,230 | 69% | 2.8 km SW |
| Jagadispur · Chakdah | 530 | 70% | 3.1 km NW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Nizra
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 77.19
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 40
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Nizra
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Nizra
- LGD code
- 322246
- Pincode
- 741222
- Post office
- Chakdah
- Population (Census 2011)
- 580
- Population (projected 2026)
- 649
- Households
- 125
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 933
- Literacy rate
- 69.8%
- Coordinates
- 23.05029°N, 88.59103°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ranaghat
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ranaghat Dakshin
- Member of Parliament
- Jagannath Sarkar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ashim Kumar Biswas
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- GOBINDA GHOSH
- Block / Mandal
- Chakdah
Getting there
How to reach Nizra
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata58 kmcapital
- Hyderabad1228 km
- Delhi1295 km
- Chennai1414 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationChakdaha7 km
- Bus stopChakdaha Bus Terminal7 km
- Hospital / PHCPragati Netralay - Rsby7 km
- ATM / bankIndian Overseas Bank12 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum6 km
- CollegeAIIMS KALYANI10 km
- Police stationChakdaha Police Station7 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Nizra
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Aatchala terracotta templeTemple4.9 km ↗
Same pincode
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)