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About Nakhal Village

Nakhal is a large village in Kavant tehsil, in the district of Vadodara, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,105, made up of 1,031 males and 1,074 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 635.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 391170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nakhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nakhal village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Vadodara
Tehsil Kavant
Pincode 391170
Area (hectares) 635.12 hectares
Population 2,105
Male Population 1,031
Female Population 1,074
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nakhal compares

By the 2011 count Nakhal is the 22nd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,530 residents. Its 635.12 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Nakhal

Nakhal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nakhal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Nakhal from other places

Nakhal lies about 90 km from Vadodara, and the nearest railway station is Tankhala, about 28 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 Nakhal
Tehsil headquarters Kavant 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Tankhala 28 km
Nearest town Chhota Udepur 30 km
District headquarters Vadodara 90 km

Villages closest to Nakhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nakhal village had a population of 2,105. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,530 residents.

Nakhal village has 1,031 males and 1,074 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nakhal has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Nakhal is 391170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nakhal covers 635.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nakhal falls under Kavant tehsil of Vadodara district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Nakhal is Tankhala, about 28 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 5 - 10 km distance for Nakhal.

Nakhal is about 90 km from Vadodara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nakhal is in Kavant tehsil of Vadodara district. Kavant is about 7.1 km away. Tankhala is about 28 km away. Chhota Udepur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikhli (2.5 km), Mogra (2.9 km) and Borchapda (3.1 km).

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

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