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About Nagakhal Village

Nagakhal is a mid sized village in Sonai tehsil, in the district of Cachar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,202, made up of 597 males and 605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.23 hectares hectares.

Nagakhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagakhal village
Description Value
State Assam
District Cachar
Tehsil Sonai
Area (hectares) 105.23 hectares
Population 1,202
Male Population 597
Female Population 605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Nagakhal compares

By the 2011 count Nagakhal is the 109th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents. Its 105.23 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Nagakhal

Nagakhal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nagakhal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nagakhal from other places

Nagakhal lies about 33 km from Cachar, and the nearest railway station is Shribar, about 28 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 Nagakhal
Tehsil headquarters Sonai 20 km
Nearest railway station Shribar 28 km
District headquarters Cachar 33 km
Nearest town Silchar 34 km

Villages closest to Nagakhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagakhal village had a population of 1,202. That makes it the 109th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents.

Nagakhal village has 597 males and 605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagakhal has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Nagakhal covers 105.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nagakhal falls under Sonai tehsil of Cachar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Nagakhal is Shribar, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nagakhal.

Nagakhal is about 33 km from Cachar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagakhal is in Sonai tehsil of Cachar district. Sonai is about 20 km away. Shribar is about 28 km away. Cachar 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 Mohankhal (1.9 km), Rammaniayapur (1.9 km) and Ganganagar Pt I (6.8 km).

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

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