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About Nakjhar Kalan Village

Nakjhar Kalan is a large village in Sihawal tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,273, made up of 1,053 males and 1,220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,159 females per 1000 males. The village covers 662 hectares hectares.

Nakjhar Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nakjhar Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Sihawal
Area (hectares) 662 hectares
Population 2,273
Male Population 1,053
Female Population 1,220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,159
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nakjhar Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Nakjhar Kalan is the 26th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 662 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Nakjhar Kalan

Nakjhar Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nakjhar Kalan as Available within village. 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 Nakjhar Kalan from other places

Nakjhar Kalan lies about 36 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Majhaoli, about 42 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 Nakjhar Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Sihawal 6.1 km
District headquarters Sidhi 36 km
Nearest railway station Majhaoli 42 km

Villages closest to Nakjhar Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sihawal 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 Nakjhar Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Nakjhar Kalan village had a population of 2,273. That makes it the 26th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Nakjhar Kalan village has 1,053 males and 1,220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nakjhar Kalan has about 1159 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Nakjhar Kalan covers 662 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nakjhar Kalan falls under Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nakjhar Kalan is Majhaoli, about 42 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nakjhar Kalan.

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

Nakjhar Kalan is in Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district. Sihawal is about 6.1 km away. Sidhi is about 36 km away. Majhaoli is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murtiha (under 2 km), Bamhana Sarai (1.8 km) and Pokharidol (2.3 km).

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

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