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About Naukesha Village

Naukesha is a mid sized village in Saja tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,068, made up of 563 males and 505 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 547 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naukesha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naukesha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Saja
Pincode 491331
Area (hectares) 547 hectares
Population 1,068
Male Population 563
Female Population 505
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naukesha compares

By the 2011 count Naukesha is the 37th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 944 residents. Its 547 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Naukesha

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

Naukesha lies about 40 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Bhilai Power House, about 39 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 Naukesha
Tehsil headquarters Saja 13 km
Nearest town Ahīwāra 24 km
Nearest railway station Bhilai Power House 39 km
District headquarters Durg 40 km

Villages closest to Naukesha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naukesha village had a population of 1,068. That makes it the 37th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 944 residents.

Naukesha village has 563 males and 505 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naukesha has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Naukesha is 491331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naukesha covers 547 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Naukesha falls under Saja tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Naukesha is Bhilai Power House, about 39 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 10+ km distance for Naukesha.

Naukesha is about 40 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naukesha is in Saja tehsil of Durg district. Saja is about 13 km away. Ahīwāra is about 24 km away. Bhilai Power House is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahaspur (2.0 km), Jamgaon (3.2 km) and Luk (4.2 km).

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

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