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About Naska Village

Naska is a small village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 384, made up of 191 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naska Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naska village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182222
Area (hectares) 63.1 hectares
Population 384
Male Population 191
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naska compares

By the 2011 count Naska is the 59th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 63.1 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Naska

Naska is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Naska as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Naska from other places

Naska lies about 48 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 36 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 Naska
Tehsil headquarters Bhaderwah 30 km
Nearest railway station Budhi 36 km
Nearest town Kathua 41 km
District headquarters Doda 48 km

Villages closest to Naska

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naska village had a population of 384. That makes it the 59th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Naska village has 191 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naska has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Naska is 182222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naska covers 63.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Naska falls under Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Naska is Budhi, about 36 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Naska.

Naska is about 48 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naska is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 30 km away. Budhi is about 36 km away. Kathua is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Katoch (under 2 km), Chakka (under 2 km) and Derka (under 2 km).

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

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