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About Nishanharra Village

Nishanharra is a small village in Narharpur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 401, made up of 173 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,318 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nishanharra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nishanharra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Narharpur
Pincode 496001
Area (hectares) 390.88 hectares
Population 401
Male Population 173
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,318
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nishanharra compares

By the 2011 count Nishanharra is the 99th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 390.88 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1050.

Getting to Nishanharra

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

Nishanharra lies about 44 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 52 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 Nishanharra
Nearest town Kānker 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Narharpur 32 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 44 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 52 km

Villages closest to Nishanharra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nishanharra village had a population of 401. That makes it the 99th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Nishanharra village has 173 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nishanharra has about 1318 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Nishanharra is 496001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nishanharra covers 390.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nishanharra falls under Narharpur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nishanharra is Antagarh, about 52 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 Nishanharra.

Nishanharra is about 44 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.

Nishanharra is in Narharpur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Kānker is about 19 km away. Narharpur is about 32 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parredora (3.1 km), Jhulnatendu (4.1 km) and Lendara (5.7 km).

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

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