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About Nandu Village

Nandu is a mid sized village in Ghoda Dongri tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 504, made up of 251 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284 hectares hectares.

Nandu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nandu village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Ghoda Dongri
Area (hectares) 284 hectares
Population 504
Male Population 251
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nandu compares

By the 2011 count Nandu is the 115th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 897 residents. Its 284 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Nandu

The census records public bus service for Nandu as Available within 10+ 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nandu from other places

Nandu lies about 17 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Dharakhoh, about 4.1 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 Nandu
Nearest railway station Dharakhoh 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghoda Dongri 11 km
District headquarters Betul 17 km
Nearest town Betūl 17 km

Villages closest to Nandu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghoda Dongri 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 Nandu

As per the Census of India 2011, Nandu village had a population of 504. That makes it the 115th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 897 residents.

Nandu village has 251 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nandu has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Nandu covers 284 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nandu falls under Ghoda Dongri tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nandu is Dharakhoh, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Nandu is about 17 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nandu is in Ghoda Dongri tehsil of Betul district. Dharakhoh is about 4.1 km away. Ghoda Dongri is about 11 km away. Betul is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikhali Amdhana (under 2 km), Chikhali (under 2 km) and Khokra (1.9 km).

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

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