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About Nalkalan Village

Nalkalan is a mid sized village in Dondi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 864, made up of 422 males and 442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1356.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nalkalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nalkalan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dondi
Pincode 491228
Area (hectares) 1356.23 hectares
Population 864
Male Population 422
Female Population 442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nalkalan compares

By the 2011 count Nalkalan is the 48th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 881 residents. Its 1356.23 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 1049.

Getting to Nalkalan

Nalkalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nalkalan as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mardel, Markatola, Markatola Alias Surdongar and Mathena. 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 Nalkalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Nalkalan village had a population of 864. That makes it the 48th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 881 residents.

Nalkalan village has 422 males and 442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nalkalan has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1049.

The pincode recorded for Nalkalan is 491228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nalkalan covers 1356.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nalkalan falls under Dondi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Nalkalan 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 village for Nalkalan.

Nalkalan is in Dondi tehsil of Durg 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 Nalkalan today is likely to be higher.

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