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About Nokhaniya Village

Nokhaniya is a mid sized village in Bhuj tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 755, made up of 397 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1503.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nokhaniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nokhaniya village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Bhuj
Pincode 370030
Area (hectares) 1503.32 hectares
Population 755
Male Population 397
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nokhaniya compares

By the 2011 count Nokhaniya is the 81st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents. Its 1503.32 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Nokhaniya

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

Nokhaniya lies about 15 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Bhuj, about 14 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 Nokhaniya
Nearest railway station Bhuj 14 km
District headquarters Kachchh 15 km

Villages closest to Nokhaniya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nokhaniya village had a population of 755. That makes it the 81st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents.

Nokhaniya village has 397 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nokhaniya has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Nokhaniya is 370030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nokhaniya covers 1503.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nokhaniya falls under Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Nokhaniya is Bhuj, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nokhaniya.

Nokhaniya is about 15 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nokhaniya is in Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district. Bhuj is about 14 km away. Kachchh is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rudramata (1.9 km), Kunaria Nana Mota (3.1 km) and Kunariya (3.1 km).

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

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