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About Nokhil Village

Nokhil is a small village in Mohanpur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 124 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 831 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nokhil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nokhil village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Mohanpur
Pincode 814113
Area (hectares) 24.27 hectares
Population 227
Male Population 124
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 831
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 Nokhil compares

By the 2011 count Nokhil is the 227th largest of the 350 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 461 residents. Its 24.27 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Nokhil

Nokhil is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nokhil 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 Nokhil from other places

Nokhil lies about 62 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 5.2 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 Nokhil
Nearest railway station Godda 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohanpur 24 km
District headquarters Deoghar 62 km

Villages closest to Nokhil

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nokhil village had a population of 227. That makes it the 227th largest of the 350 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 461 residents.

Nokhil village has 124 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nokhil has about 831 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Nokhil is 814113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nokhil covers 24.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nokhil falls under Mohanpur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nokhil is Godda, about 5.2 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 Nokhil.

Nokhil is about 62 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nokhil is in Mohanpur tehsil of Deoghar district. Godda is about 5.2 km away. Mohanpur is about 24 km away. Deoghar is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhaiya (under 2 km), Turka (1.8 km) and Siktiya (3.6 km).

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

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