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About Nirona Village

Nirona is one of the larger villages in Nakhatrana tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,710, made up of 2,916 males and 2,794 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12849.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nirona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nirona village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Nakhatrana
Pincode 370001
Area (hectares) 12849.63 hectares
Population 5,710
Male Population 2,916
Female Population 2,794
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nirona compares

By the 2011 count Nirona 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 12849.63 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Nirona

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

Nirona lies about 31 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Bhuj, about 27 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 Nirona
Nearest railway station Bhuj 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakhatrana 30 km
District headquarters Kachchh 31 km

Villages closest to Nirona

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 Nirona

As per the Census of India 2011, Nirona village had a population of 5,710. 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.

Nirona village has 2,916 males and 2,794 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nirona has about 958 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 963.

The pincode recorded for Nirona is 370001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nirona covers 12849.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nirona falls under Nakhatrana tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Nirona is Bhuj, about 27 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 Nirona.

Nirona is about 31 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nirona is in Nakhatrana tehsil of Kachchh district. Bhuj is about 27 km away. Nakhatrana is about 30 km away. Kachchh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Oriro (4.0 km), Badi (6.6 km) and Bibar (6.7 km).

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

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