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About Naskatta Village

Naskatta is a mid sized village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 510, made up of 260 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.79 hectares hectares.

Naskatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naskatta village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 207.79 hectares
Population 510
Male Population 260
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naskatta compares

By the 2011 count Naskatta is the 100th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 207.79 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Naskatta

Naskatta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Naskatta as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Naskatta from other places

Naskatta lies about 54 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Salekasa, about 23 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 Naskatta
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Salekasa 23 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 38 km
District headquarters Balaghat 54 km

Villages closest to Naskatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naskatta village had a population of 510. That makes it the 100th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Naskatta village has 260 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naskatta has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Naskatta covers 207.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Naskatta falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Naskatta is Salekasa, about 23 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Naskatta.

Naskatta is about 54 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naskatta is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Lanji is about 3.5 km away. Salekasa is about 23 km away. Dongargarh is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Junewani (under 2 km), Manpur (1.6 km) and Purvatola (1.9 km).

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

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