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About Nand Village

Nand is a large village in Gaurihar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,186, made up of 1,158 males and 1,028 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 543.38 hectares hectares.

Nand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nand village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Gaurihar
Area (hectares) 543.38 hectares
Population 2,186
Male Population 1,158
Female Population 1,028
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nand compares

By the 2011 count Nand is the 25th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents. Its 543.38 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Nand

Nand is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nand as Available within 5 - 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nand from other places

Nand lies about 78 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Khurhand, about 26 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 Nand
Tehsil headquarters Gaurihar 10 km
Nearest railway station Khurhand 26 km
Nearest town Bānda 29 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 78 km

Villages closest to Nand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nand village had a population of 2,186. That makes it the 25th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents.

Nand village has 1,158 males and 1,028 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nand has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 864.

Nand covers 543.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nand falls under Gaurihar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nand is Khurhand, about 26 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nand.

Nand is about 78 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nand is in Gaurihar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Gaurihar is about 10 km away. Khurhand is about 26 km away. Bānda is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Churyari (4.0 km), Kuriman Purwa (4.1 km) and Misran Purwa (4.1 km).

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

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