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About Nelchang Village

Nelchang is a small village in Durgkondal tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 240, made up of 120 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494669, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nelchang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nelchang village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Durgkondal
Pincode 494669
Area (hectares) 222.16 hectares
Population 240
Male Population 120
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nelchang compares

By the 2011 count Nelchang is the 105th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 431 residents. Its 222.16 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 1009.

Getting to Nelchang

Nelchang is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nelchang as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nalkasa, Naretitola, Nawagaon and Nayagaon. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Nelchang

As per the Census of India 2011, Nelchang village had a population of 240. That makes it the 105th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 431 residents.

Nelchang village has 120 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nelchang has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Nelchang is 494669. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nelchang covers 222.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nelchang falls under Durgkondal tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Nelchang 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 <5 km distance for Nelchang.

Nelchang is in Durgkondal tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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