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About Naktara Village

Naktara is a large village in Maihar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,056, made up of 1,069 males and 987 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1060.5 hectares hectares.

Naktara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naktara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Maihar
Area (hectares) 1060.5 hectares
Population 2,056
Male Population 1,069
Female Population 987
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Naktara compares

By the 2011 count Naktara is the 48th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 1060.5 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Naktara

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

How far is Naktara from other places

Naktara lies about 40 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Maihar, about 4.8 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 Naktara
Nearest railway station Maihar 4.8 km
District headquarters Satna 40 km

Villages closest to Naktara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naktara village had a population of 2,056. That makes it the 48th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Naktara village has 1,069 males and 987 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naktara has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Naktara covers 1060.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Naktara falls under Maihar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Naktara is Maihar, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Naktara.

Naktara is about 40 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naktara is in Maihar tehsil of Satna district. Maihar is about 4.8 km away. Satna is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhanpur (under 2 km), Sahilara (under 2 km) and Dadi (under 2 km).

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

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