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About Nand Village

Nand is a small village in Jhanduta tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 135, made up of 69 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nand village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Jhanduta
Pincode 174035
Area (hectares) 75.2 hectares
Population 135
Male Population 69
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nand compares

By the 2011 count Nand is the 172nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 75.2 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Nand

Nand is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nand as Available within <5 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nand from other places

Nand lies about 28 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kotmi Sonar, about 13 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 Nand
Nearest railway station Kotmi Sonar 13 km
Nearest town Akaltara 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhanduta 28 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 28 km

Villages closest to Nand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nand village had a population of 135. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Nand village has 69 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nand has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Nand is 174035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nand covers 75.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nand falls under Jhanduta tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nand is Kotmi Sonar, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nand.

Nand is about 28 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nand is in Jhanduta tehsil of Bilaspur district. Kotmi Sonar is about 13 km away. Akaltara is about 15 km away. Jhanduta is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malari (7.7 km), Khirsi (10 km) and Ser (11 km).

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

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