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About Nakti Village

Nakti is a small village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 136, made up of 66 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nakti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nakti village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jarmundi
Pincode 814120
Area (hectares) 41 hectares
Population 136
Male Population 66
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
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 Nakti compares

By the 2011 count Nakti is the 334th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 41 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Nakti

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

Nakti lies about 29 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Basukinath Railway Station, 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 Nakti
Nearest railway station Basukinath Railway Station 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Jarmundi 20 km
District headquarters Dumka 29 km

Villages closest to Nakti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nakti village had a population of 136. That makes it the 334th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Nakti village has 66 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nakti has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Nakti is 814120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nakti covers 41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nakti falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nakti is Basukinath Railway Station, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nakti.

Nakti is about 29 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nakti is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 20 km away. Jarmundi is about 20 km away. Dumka is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharampur (under 2 km), Gopalpur (under 2 km) and Bedia (under 2 km).

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

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