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About Nadian Village

Nadian is a large village in Darhal tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,206, made up of 1,164 males and 1,042 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nadian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nadian village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Darhal
Pincode 185135
Area (hectares) 341.6 hectares
Population 2,206
Male Population 1,164
Female Population 1,042
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nadian compares

By the 2011 count Nadian is the 6th largest of the 11 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,293 residents. Its 341.6 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Nadian

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

Nadian lies about 9.2 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 46 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 Nadian
District headquarters Rajouri 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Darhal 13 km
Nearest town Rajaori 19 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 46 km

Villages closest to Nadian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nadian village had a population of 2,206. That makes it the 6th largest of the 11 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,293 residents.

Nadian village has 1,164 males and 1,042 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nadian has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Nadian is 185135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nadian covers 341.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nadian falls under Darhal tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Nadian is Dugga, about 46 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 Nadian.

Nadian is about 9.2 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nadian is in Darhal tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajouri is about 9.2 km away. Darhal is about 13 km away. Rajaori is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darhal (13 km), Kothra (14 km) and Sagra Wat (15 km).

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

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