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About Nan Salai Village

Nan Salai is a mid sized village in Dhanpur tehsil, in the district of Dohad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 882, made up of 448 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 418.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389382, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nan Salai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nan Salai village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Dohad
Tehsil Dhanpur
Pincode 389382
Area (hectares) 418.04 hectares
Population 882
Male Population 448
Female Population 434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nan Salai compares

By the 2011 count Nan Salai is the 67th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,004 residents. Its 418.04 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Nan Salai

Nan Salai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nan Salai as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Nan Salai from other places

Nan Salai lies about 33 km from Dohad, and the nearest railway station is Padaliya Road, about 25 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 Nan Salai
Tehsil headquarters Dhanpur 5.3 km
Nearest town Devgadh Bāriya 20 km
Nearest railway station Padaliya Road 25 km
District headquarters Dohad 33 km

Villages closest to Nan Salai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhanpur 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 Nan Salai

As per the Census of India 2011, Nan Salai village had a population of 882. That makes it the 67th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,004 residents.

Nan Salai village has 448 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nan Salai has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Nan Salai is 389382. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nan Salai covers 418.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nan Salai falls under Dhanpur tehsil of Dohad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Nan Salai is Padaliya Road, about 25 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nan Salai.

Nan Salai is about 33 km from Dohad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nan Salai is in Dhanpur tehsil of Dohad district. Dhanpur is about 5.3 km away. Devgadh Bāriya is about 20 km away. Padaliya Road is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dungarpur (under 2 km), Taramkach (1.9 km) and Gumli (2.0 km).

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

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