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About Nilkanth Village

Nilkanth is a mid sized village in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 634, made up of 338 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408.56 hectares hectares.

Nilkanth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilkanth village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Barwani
Tehsil Rajpur
Area (hectares) 408.56 hectares
Population 634
Male Population 338
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Nilkanth compares

By the 2011 count Nilkanth is the 86th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 408.56 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Nilkanth

Nilkanth is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nilkanth as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. The nearest villages by name are Nagalwadi Buzurg, Nagalwadi Khurd, Nandgaon and Narawala. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Nilkanth

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilkanth village had a population of 634. That makes it the 86th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.

Nilkanth village has 338 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilkanth has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Nilkanth covers 408.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nilkanth falls under Rajpur tehsil of Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Nilkanth notes the nearest railway station as Available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nilkanth.

Nilkanth is in Rajpur tehsil of Barwani district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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