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About Nagalgunda Village

Nagalgunda is a mid sized village in Konta tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 898, made up of 439 males and 459 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1293.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagalgunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagalgunda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Konta
Pincode 494122
Area (hectares) 1293.39 hectares
Population 898
Male Population 439
Female Population 459
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagalgunda compares

By the 2011 count Nagalgunda is the 20th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 380 residents. Its 1293.39 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Nagalgunda

Nagalgunda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nagalgunda 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 Nagalgunda from other places

Nagalgunda lies about 29 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kirandul, about 37 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 Nagalgunda
Tehsil headquarters Konta 29 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 29 km
Nearest town Malakanagiri 36 km
Nearest railway station Kirandul 37 km

Villages closest to Nagalgunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagalgunda village had a population of 898. That makes it the 20th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 380 residents.

Nagalgunda village has 439 males and 459 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagalgunda has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Nagalgunda is 494122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagalgunda covers 1293.39 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.

Nagalgunda falls under Konta tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nagalgunda is Kirandul, about 37 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nagalgunda.

Nagalgunda is about 29 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.

Nagalgunda is in Konta tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Konta is about 29 km away. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 29 km away. Malakanagiri is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagargunda (under 2 km), Asirguda (under 2 km) and Banda (under 2 km).

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

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