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About Nandkhed Village

Nandkhed is a mid sized village in Balapur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 531, made up of 292 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334.78 hectares hectares.

Nandkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nandkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Balapur
Area (hectares) 334.78 hectares
Population 531
Male Population 292
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nandkhed compares

By the 2011 count Nandkhed is the 67th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents. Its 334.78 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Nandkhed

Nandkhed is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nandkhed as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Nandkhed from other places

Nandkhed lies about 13 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Gaigaon, about 8.3 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 Nandkhed
Nearest railway station Gaigaon 8.3 km
District headquarters Akola 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Balapur 13 km

Villages closest to Nandkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nandkhed village had a population of 531. That makes it the 67th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents.

Nandkhed village has 292 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nandkhed has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Nandkhed covers 334.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nandkhed falls under Balapur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nandkhed is Gaigaon, about 8.3 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 10+ km distance for Nandkhed.

Nandkhed is about 13 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nandkhed is in Balapur tehsil of Akola district. Gaigaon is about 8.3 km away. Akola is about 13 km away. Balapur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Takali Khureshi (under 2 km), Khirpuri Bk (under 2 km) and Khirpuri Kh (1.6 km).

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

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