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About Nounpur Village

Nounpur is a small village in Gairatganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 397, made up of 215 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.92 hectares hectares.

Nounpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nounpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Gairatganj
Area (hectares) 135.92 hectares
Population 397
Male Population 215
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
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 Nounpur compares

By the 2011 count Nounpur is the 97th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 135.92 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Nounpur

Nounpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nounpur 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 Nounpur from other places

Nounpur lies about 48 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Sumer, about 41 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 Nounpur
Tehsil headquarters Gairatganj 5.7 km
Nearest town Begamganj 19 km
Nearest railway station Sumer 41 km
District headquarters Raisen 48 km

Villages closest to Nounpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nounpur village had a population of 397. That makes it the 97th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Nounpur village has 215 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nounpur has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Nounpur covers 135.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nounpur falls under Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nounpur is Sumer, about 41 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 Nounpur.

Nounpur is about 48 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nounpur is in Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district. Gairatganj is about 5.7 km away. Begamganj is about 19 km away. Sumer is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamhori Godad (1.7 km), Bandoli (1.9 km) and Nagjhir (2.0 km).

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

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