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About Nunja Village

Nunja is a mid sized village in Sihora tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 946, made up of 466 males and 480 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.09 hectares hectares.

Nunja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nunja village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Sihora
Area (hectares) 223.09 hectares
Population 946
Male Population 466
Female Population 480
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nunja compares

By the 2011 count Nunja is the 49th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 931 residents. Its 223.09 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Nunja

Nunja is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nunja as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Nunja from other places

Nunja lies about 36 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihora Road, about 8.6 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 Nunja
Nearest railway station Sihora Road 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sihora 10 km
Nearest town Sihorā 10 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 36 km

Villages closest to Nunja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nunja village had a population of 946. That makes it the 49th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 931 residents.

Nunja village has 466 males and 480 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nunja has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Nunja covers 223.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nunja falls under Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nunja is Sihora Road, about 8.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nunja.

Nunja is about 36 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nunja is in Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district. Sihora Road is about 8.6 km away. Sihora is about 10 km away. Sihorā is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nunji (under 2 km), Bhikha Kheda (under 2 km) and Bhanpura (1.8 km).

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

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