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About Nalkasa Village

Nalkasa is a small village in Manpur tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 203, made up of 96 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nalkasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nalkasa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Manpur
Pincode 493558
Area (hectares) 244.15 hectares
Population 203
Male Population 96
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,115
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nalkasa compares

By the 2011 count Nalkasa is the 124th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 528 residents. Its 244.15 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Nalkasa

Nalkasa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nalkasa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nalkasa from other places

Nalkasa lies about 76 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, about 17 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 Nalkasa
Nearest railway station Gudum 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Manpur 21 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 24 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 76 km

Villages closest to Nalkasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nalkasa village had a population of 203. That makes it the 124th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 528 residents.

Nalkasa village has 96 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nalkasa has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Nalkasa is 493558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nalkasa covers 244.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nalkasa falls under Manpur tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nalkasa is Gudum, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance for Nalkasa.

Nalkasa is about 76 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nalkasa is in Manpur tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Gudum is about 17 km away. Manpur is about 21 km away. Dalli Rājhara is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jakke (3.3 km), Kumudkatta (3.5 km) and Ghodagaon (4.1 km).

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

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