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About Nayakhap Village

Nayakhap is a mid sized village in Gidhaur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 551, made up of 283 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nayakhap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nayakhap village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Gidhaur
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 295 hectares
Population 551
Male Population 283
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nayakhap compares

By the 2011 count Nayakhap is the 22nd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,077 residents. Its 295 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 966.

Getting to Nayakhap

Nayakhap is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nayakhap as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Nayakhap from other places

Nayakhap lies about 15 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 21 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 Nayakhap
Tehsil headquarters Gidhaur 4.5 km
District headquarters Chatra 15 km
Nearest town Chatrā 15 km
Nearest railway station Katkamsandi 21 km

Villages closest to Nayakhap

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nayakhap village had a population of 551. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,077 residents.

Nayakhap village has 283 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nayakhap has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Nayakhap is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nayakhap covers 295 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nayakhap falls under Gidhaur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nayakhap is Katkamsandi, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nayakhap.

Nayakhap is about 15 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nayakhap is in Gidhaur tehsil of Chatra district. Gidhaur is about 4.5 km away. Chatra is about 15 km away. Chatrā is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barisakhi (under 2 km), Peksa (under 2 km) and Kurkuta (under 2 km).

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

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