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About Netra Village

Netra is one of the larger villages in Nakhatrana tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,511, made up of 2,776 males and 2,735 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2572.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370620, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Netra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Netra village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Nakhatrana
Pincode 370620
Area (hectares) 2572.71 hectares
Population 5,511
Male Population 2,776
Female Population 2,735
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Netra compares

By the 2011 count Netra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents. Its 2572.71 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, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Netra

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

Netra lies about 70 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Mothala, 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 Netra
Tehsil headquarters Nakhatrana 23 km
Nearest railway station Mothala 25 km
Nearest town Bhuj 65 km
District headquarters Kachchh 70 km

Villages closest to Netra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Netra village had a population of 5,511. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Netra village has 2,776 males and 2,735 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Netra has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Netra is 370620. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Netra covers 2572.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Netra falls under Nakhatrana tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Netra is Mothala, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Netra.

Netra is about 70 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Netra is in Nakhatrana tehsil of Kachchh district. Nakhatrana is about 23 km away. Mothala is about 25 km away. Bhuj is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rangaypadar (under 2 km), Bandiyara (4.9 km) and Rasaliya (5.2 km).

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

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