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About Nelsod Village

Nelsod is a small village in Antagarh tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 213, made up of 108 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494665, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nelsod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nelsod village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Antagarh
Pincode 494665
Area (hectares) 336.16 hectares
Population 213
Male Population 108
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nelsod compares

By the 2011 count Nelsod is the 121st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 380 residents. Its 336.16 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 well below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Nelsod

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

Nelsod lies about 26 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Keoti, about 11 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 Nelsod
Nearest railway station Keoti 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Antagarh 16 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 26 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 50 km

Villages closest to Nelsod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nelsod village had a population of 213. That makes it the 121st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 380 residents.

Nelsod village has 108 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nelsod has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Nelsod is 494665. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nelsod covers 336.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nelsod falls under Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nelsod is Keoti, about 11 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 Nelsod.

Nelsod is about 26 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nelsod is in Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Keoti is about 11 km away. Antagarh is about 16 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amodi (2.2 km), Jethegaon (2.2 km) and Karregaon (2.4 km).

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

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