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About Nalajhar Village

Nalajhar is a mid sized village in Makdi tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 689, made up of 341 males and 348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 520.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nalajhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nalajhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Makdi
Pincode 494228
Area (hectares) 520.81 hectares
Population 689
Male Population 341
Female Population 348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nalajhar compares

By the 2011 count Nalajhar is the 60th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 520.81 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Nalajhar

Nalajhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nalajhar as Available. 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. The nearest villages by name are Mageda, Makadi, Manjhiborand and Maragaon. 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 Nalajhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Nalajhar village had a population of 689. That makes it the 60th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Nalajhar village has 341 males and 348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nalajhar has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Nalajhar is 494228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nalajhar covers 520.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nalajhar falls under Makdi tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Nalajhar 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 km distance for Nalajhar.

Nalajhar is in Makdi 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 Nalajhar today is likely to be higher.

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