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About Naki Village

Naki is a mid sized village in Majalta tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,499, made up of 769 males and 730 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 414 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naki village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Majalta
Pincode 184205
Area (hectares) 414 hectares
Population 1,499
Male Population 769
Female Population 730
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naki compares

By the 2011 count Naki is the 11th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents. Its 414 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Naki

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

Naki lies about 33 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Ghagwal, 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 Naki
Nearest railway station Ghagwal 20 km
Nearest town Sāmba 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Majalta 33 km
District headquarters Udhampur 33 km

Villages closest to Naki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naki village had a population of 1,499. That makes it the 11th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents.

Naki village has 769 males and 730 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naki has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 885.

The pincode recorded for Naki is 184205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naki covers 414 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Naki falls under Majalta tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Naki is Ghagwal, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Naki.

Naki is about 33 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naki is in Majalta tehsil of Udhampur district. Ghagwal is about 20 km away. Sāmba is about 21 km away. Majalta is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amara (under 2 km), Palnun (1.9 km) and Amwara (3.0 km).

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

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