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About Nahada Village

Nahada is a mid sized village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,101, made up of 554 males and 547 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nahada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nahada village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gunderdehi
Pincode 491221
Area (hectares) 375.23 hectares
Population 1,101
Male Population 554
Female Population 547
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nahada compares

By the 2011 count Nahada is the 75th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 375.23 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Nahada

Nahada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nahada as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nahada from other places

Nahada lies about 20 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Gundardehi, about 7.6 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 Nahada
Tehsil headquarters Gunderdehi 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Gundardehi 7.6 km
District headquarters Durg 20 km

Villages closest to Nahada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nahada village had a population of 1,101. That makes it the 75th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Nahada village has 554 males and 547 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nahada has about 987 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 1007.

The pincode recorded for Nahada is 491221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nahada covers 375.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nahada falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nahada is Gundardehi, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nahada.

Nahada is about 20 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nahada is in Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. Gunderdehi is about 7.4 km away. Gundardehi is about 7.6 km away. Durg is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gureda (under 2 km), Dangania (1.7 km) and Dharmi (2.2 km).

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

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