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About Nakhegaon Village

Nakhegaon is a mid sized village in Akot tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,018, made up of 523 males and 495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.66 hectares hectares.

Nakhegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nakhegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akot
Area (hectares) 270.66 hectares
Population 1,018
Male Population 523
Female Population 495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nakhegaon compares

By the 2011 count Nakhegaon is the 51st largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 270.66 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Nakhegaon

Nakhegaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nakhegaon as Available within village. 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 Nakhegaon from other places

Nakhegaon lies about 22 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Gandhi Smrak Road, about 5.1 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 Nakhegaon
Nearest railway station Gandhi Smrak Road 5.1 km
Nearest town Telhāra 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Akot 22 km
District headquarters Akola 22 km

Villages closest to Nakhegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nakhegaon village had a population of 1,018. That makes it the 51st largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Nakhegaon village has 523 males and 495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nakhegaon has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Nakhegaon covers 270.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nakhegaon falls under Akot tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nakhegaon is Gandhi Smrak Road, about 5.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nakhegaon.

Nakhegaon is about 22 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nakhegaon is in Akot tehsil of Akola district. Gandhi Smrak Road is about 5.1 km away. Telhāra is about 20 km away. Akot is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agaskhed (under 2 km), Salkhed (under 2 km) and Rajurwadi (under 2 km).

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

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