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About Naikura Village

Naikura is a small village in Gurur tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 71 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naikura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naikura village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gurur
Pincode 491227
Area (hectares) 203.94 hectares
Population 144
Male Population 71
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naikura compares

By the 2011 count Naikura is the 115th 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 203.94 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Naikura

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

Naikura lies about 67 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 Naikura
Tehsil headquarters Gurur 8.7 km
Nearest town Dhamtari 16 km
District headquarters Durg 67 km

Villages closest to Naikura

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 Naikura

As per the Census of India 2011, Naikura village had a population of 144. That makes it the 115th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents.

Naikura village has 71 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naikura has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

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

Naikura covers 203.94 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.

Naikura falls under Gurur tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Naikura 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 Naikura.

Naikura is about 67 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naikura is in Gurur tehsil of Durg district. Gurur is about 8.7 km away. Dhamtari is about 16 km away. Durg is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagtara (1.7 km), Sohtara (2.4 km) and Amapani (3.1 km).

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

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