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About Nagphani Village

Nagphani is a mid sized village in Gidam tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 629, made up of 305 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagphani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagphani village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Gidam
Pincode 494441
Area (hectares) 253.33 hectares
Population 629
Male Population 305
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagphani compares

By the 2011 count Nagphani is the 40th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 253.33 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Nagphani

Nagphani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nagphani as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Nagphani from other places

Nagphani lies about 37 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada. 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 Nagphani
Tehsil headquarters Gidam 11 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 37 km
Nearest town Bacheli 44 km

Villages closest to Nagphani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagphani village had a population of 629. That makes it the 40th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Nagphani village has 305 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagphani has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Nagphani is 494441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagphani covers 253.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nagphani falls under Gidam tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Nagphani 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 10+ km distance for Nagphani.

Nagphani is about 37 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagphani is in Gidam tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Gidam is about 11 km away. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 37 km away. Bacheli is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ronje (2.8 km), Korlapal (3.6 km) and Upet (3.6 km).

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

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