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About Nahkanar Village

Nahkanar is a mid sized village in Kondagaon tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 586, made up of 303 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 880.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nahkanar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nahkanar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Kondagaon
Pincode 494226
Area (hectares) 880.63 hectares
Population 586
Male Population 303
Female Population 283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nahkanar compares

By the 2011 count Nahkanar is the 99th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 880.63 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Nahkanar

Nahkanar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nahkanar as Available. 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. The nearest villages by name are Mulmula, Mulnar, Mungapadar and Mungwal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Nahkanar

As per the Census of India 2011, Nahkanar village had a population of 586. That makes it the 99th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Nahkanar village has 303 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nahkanar has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Nahkanar is 494226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nahkanar covers 880.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nahkanar falls under Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Nahkanar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nahkanar.

Nahkanar is in Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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