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About Nakshi Village

Nakshi is a large village in Kirnapur tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,840, made up of 1,417 males and 1,423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 544.79 hectares hectares.

Nakshi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nakshi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Kirnapur
Area (hectares) 544.79 hectares
Population 2,840
Male Population 1,417
Female Population 1,423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nakshi compares

By the 2011 count Nakshi is the 7th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 544.79 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Nakshi

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

Nakshi lies about 25 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Birsola, about 9.4 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 Nakshi
Tehsil headquarters Kirnapur 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Birsola 9.4 km
Nearest town Gondiā 20 km
District headquarters Balaghat 25 km

Villages closest to Nakshi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nakshi village had a population of 2,840. That makes it the 7th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Nakshi village has 1,417 males and 1,423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nakshi has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

Nakshi covers 544.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nakshi falls under Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nakshi is Birsola, about 9.4 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 village for Nakshi.

Nakshi is about 25 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nakshi is in Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district. Kirnapur is about 3.8 km away. Birsola is about 9.4 km away. Gondiā is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mundesara (1.8 km), Timkitola (2.0 km) and Jarahi (2.1 km).

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

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