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About Nahanda Village

Nahanda is a small village in Gurur tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 223, made up of 112 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nahanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nahanda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gurur
Pincode 491227
Area (hectares) 129.7 hectares
Population 223
Male Population 112
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nahanda compares

By the 2011 count Nahanda is the 105th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents. Its 129.7 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1022.

Getting to Nahanda

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

Nahanda lies about 60 km from Durg. 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 Nahanda
Tehsil headquarters Gurur 5.9 km
Nearest town Balod 17 km
District headquarters Durg 60 km

Villages closest to Nahanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nahanda village had a population of 223. That makes it the 105th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents.

Nahanda village has 112 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nahanda has about 991 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 1022.

The pincode recorded for Nahanda is 491227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nahanda covers 129.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nahanda falls under Gurur tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Nahanda 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 <5 km distance for Nahanda.

Nahanda is about 60 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nahanda is in Gurur tehsil of Durg district. Gurur is about 5.9 km away. Balod is about 17 km away. Durg is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tengna (under 2 km), Kaparmeta (2.7 km) and Sonai Dongri (2.8 km).

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

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