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About Nandal Village

Nandal is a mid sized village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,626, made up of 788 males and 838 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nandal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nandal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Nawagarh
Pincode 491337
Area (hectares) 370.04 hectares
Population 1,626
Male Population 788
Female Population 838
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nandal compares

By the 2011 count Nandal is the 25th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 985 residents. Its 370.04 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Nandal

Nandal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nandal 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nandal from other places

Nandal lies about 83 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 34 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 Nandal
Tehsil headquarters Nawagarh 4.2 km
Nearest town Bemetāra 19 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 34 km
District headquarters Durg 83 km

Villages closest to Nandal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nandal village had a population of 1,626. That makes it the 25th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 985 residents.

Nandal village has 788 males and 838 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nandal has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Nandal is 491337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nandal covers 370.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nandal falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nandal is Hathbandh, about 34 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 village for Nandal.

Nandal is about 83 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nandal is in Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. Nawagarh is about 4.2 km away. Bemetāra is about 19 km away. Hathbandh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khairi (under 2 km), Ghatholi (under 2 km) and Hathadand (1.7 km).

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

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