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About Nagaldand Village

Nagaldand is a small village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 372, made up of 172 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,163 females per 1000 males. The village covers 669.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494777, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagaldand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagaldand village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Pakhanjur
Pincode 494777
Area (hectares) 669.9 hectares
Population 372
Male Population 172
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,163
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagaldand compares

By the 2011 count Nagaldand is the 159th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 669.9 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 973.

Getting to Nagaldand

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

Nagaldand lies about 79 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 62 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 Nagaldand
Tehsil headquarters Pakhanjur 17 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 62 km
Nearest town Garhchiroli 69 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 79 km

Villages closest to Nagaldand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagaldand village had a population of 372. That makes it the 159th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Nagaldand village has 172 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagaldand has about 1163 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Nagaldand is 494777. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagaldand covers 669.9 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.

Nagaldand falls under Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nagaldand is Antagarh, about 62 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 Nagaldand.

Nagaldand is about 79 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.

Nagaldand is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Pakhanjur is about 17 km away. Antagarh is about 62 km away. Garhchiroli is about 69 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raghunathpur (2.2 km), Khandi (2.7 km) and Tadhoor (2.9 km).

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

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