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About Nakti Village

Nakti is a mid sized village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,454, made up of 718 males and 736 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nakti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nakti village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 310 hectares
Population 1,454
Male Population 718
Female Population 736
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nakti compares

By the 2011 count Nakti is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 310 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Nakti

Nakti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nakti as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Nakti from other places

Nakti lies about 21 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lotapahar, about 13 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 Lotapahar 13 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 14 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon 24 km

Villages closest to Nakti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bandgaon 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 1,454. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Nakti village has 718 males and 736 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nakti has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Nakti is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nakti covers 310 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nakti falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nakti is Lotapahar, about 13 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 village for Nakti.

Nakti is about 21 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nakti is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Lotapahar is about 13 km away. Chakradharpur is about 14 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhuiyan Deogaon (under 2 km), Mahto Deogaon (under 2 km) and Bharandia (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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