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About Nanda Village

Nanda is a mid sized village in Rapar tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 522, made up of 272 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2650.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nanda village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Rapar
Pincode 370155
Area (hectares) 2650.96 hectares
Population 522
Male Population 272
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nanda compares

By the 2011 count Nanda is the 83rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents. Its 2650.96 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Nanda

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

Nanda lies about 101 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Chitrod, about 20 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 Nanda
Tehsil headquarters Rapar 4.5 km
Nearest town Rāpar 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Chitrod 20 km
District headquarters Kachchh 101 km

Villages closest to Nanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nanda village had a population of 522. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents.

Nanda village has 272 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nanda has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Nanda is 370155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nanda covers 2650.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nanda falls under Rapar tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Nanda is Chitrod, about 20 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 10+ km distance for Nanda.

Nanda is about 101 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nanda is in Rapar tehsil of Kachchh district. Rapar is about 4.5 km away. Rāpar is about 4.5 km away. Chitrod is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandasar (under 2 km), Kalyanpar (4.0 km) and Rampar (4.5 km).

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

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