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About Nanhikanhar Village

Nanhikanhar is a small village in Barghat tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 151, made up of 70 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,157 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.3 hectares hectares.

Nanhikanhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nanhikanhar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Barghat
Area (hectares) 143.3 hectares
Population 151
Male Population 70
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,157
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 Nanhikanhar compares

By the 2011 count Nanhikanhar is the 123rd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,370 residents. Its 143.3 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Nanhikanhar

The census records public bus service for Nanhikanhar 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 Nanhikanhar from other places

Nanhikanhar lies about 12 km from Barghat, and the nearest railway station is Seoni, about 9.9 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 Nanhikanhar
Nearest railway station Seoni 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Barghat 12 km

Villages closest to Nanhikanhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nanhikanhar village had a population of 151. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,370 residents.

Nanhikanhar village has 70 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nanhikanhar has about 1157 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Nanhikanhar covers 143.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nanhikanhar falls under Barghat tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nanhikanhar is Seoni, about 9.9 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 Nanhikanhar.

Nanhikanhar is about 12 km from Barghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nanhikanhar is in Barghat tehsil of Seoni district. Seoni is about 9.9 km away. Barghat is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamkasur (under 2 km), Amgarh (under 2 km) and Jogigupha (1.7 km).

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

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