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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Nilkunthya is a village in Nanda Kumar mandal, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. It has a population of 907 in 185 households with a literacy rate of 77.6%.
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- LGD code
- 344686
- Pincode
- 721648
- Post office
- Byabattarhat
- Population
- 907
- Households
- 185
- Literacy rate
- 77.6%
- Sex ratio
- 998 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 475
- Distance to district centre
- 15 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 4 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 60 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 1123 km
- Nearest railway station
- Tamluk · 4 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sunayan Eye care and Research Center · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Nilkunthya compares
By population, Nilkunthya ranks #87 of 101 villages in Nanda Kumar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
77.6%
+2.3% vs mandal average
Nilkunthya77.6%
Nanda Kumar mandal75.3%
Purba Medinipur district77.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
998
+60 vs mandal average
Nilkunthya998
Nanda Kumar mandal938
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.5 vs mandal average
Nilkunthya4.9
Nanda Kumar mandal4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Nilkunthya at a glance
Nilkunthya is a village of 907 people in 185 households (Census 2011) in Nanda Kumar block, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, the 87th-largest of 101 villages in Nanda Kumar block. Literacy is 78%, 2 points above the block average of 75% and the sex ratio is 998 women per 1,000 men. It lies 15 km from the Purba Medinipur district centre, 9 km from Jalpai, the nearest town, 4 km from Tamluk railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 721648, served by Byabattarhat post office; the LGD village code is 344686. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sunayan Eye care and Research Center, 5 km away. The village votes in Tamluk assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hare Krishna Bera. The population is estimated at 1,015 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Nilkunthya
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 20
- Power hours (winter)
- 23
- 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)
- 53.05
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 23
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Nilkunthya
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Nilkunthya
- LGD code
- 344686
- Pincode
- 721648
- Post office
- Byabattarhat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 907
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,015
- Households
- 185
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 998
- Literacy rate
- 77.6%
- Coordinates
- 22.23630°N, 87.90991°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Tamluk
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tamluk
- Member of Parliament
- Abhijit Gangopadhyay
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Hare Krishna Bera
- Block / Mandal
- Nanda Kumar
Getting there
How to reach Nilkunthya
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata60 kmcapital
- Hyderabad1123 km
- Delhi1287 km
- Chennai1300 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationTamluk4 km
- Bus stopNimtauri4 km
- Hospital / PHCSunayan Eye care and Research Center5 km
- ATM / bankUnited Bank of India4 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil25 km
- CollegeMahishadal Raj College9 km
- Police stationDiamond Harbour Police Station29 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 721648
- Uttar SonamulTamluk mandal4,711 pop
- Mayachar Or Bardyabiri CharMahisadal mandal4,361 pop
- Baramrit BereMahisadal mandal3,720 pop
- Dakshin NarikeldaNanda Kumar mandal3,270 pop
- PuyedaNanda Kumar mandal3,124 pop
- NaradariNanda Kumar mandal2,814 pop
- NimtoriTamluk mandal2,810 pop
- TikarampurNanda Kumar mandal2,735 pop
- GuriaNanda Kumar mandal2,181 pop
Villages near Nilkunthya
Other villages in Nanda Kumar mandal
View all 60+ →- Jalpai
- Saorabere Jalpai (P)
- Bar Godagudar
- Kunar Chak
- Sitalpur
- Khanchi
- Baich Berya
- Kalyanpur
- Shridharpur
- Bargoda
- Terapara Jalpai (P)
- Shyamsundarpur
- Chak Simulya
- Mahammadpur
- Raj Nagar
- Basdebpur
- Kumarara
- Madhabpur
- Bhabanipur
- Paramhansapur
- Dakshin Narikelda
- Puyeda
- Bar Baichberya
- Sandalpur
- Naradari
- Kalyan Chak
- Tikarampur
- Mandar Gachhya
- Naikundi
- Dakshin Damodarpur
- Rajarampur
- Hansgere
- Karak
- Thekuya Chak
- Namal
- Dihiguma
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)