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About Nakashi Village

Nakashi is a mid sized village in Balapur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,651, made up of 825 males and 826 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 593.58 hectares hectares.

Nakashi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nakashi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Balapur
Area (hectares) 593.58 hectares
Population 1,651
Male Population 825
Female Population 826
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nakashi compares

By the 2011 count Nakashi is the 22nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents. Its 593.58 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Nakashi

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

Nakashi lies about 18 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Gaigaon, about 15 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 Nakashi
Tehsil headquarters Balapur 14 km
Nearest town Bālāpur 14 km
Nearest railway station Gaigaon 15 km
District headquarters Akola 18 km

Villages closest to Nakashi

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 Nakashi

As per the Census of India 2011, Nakashi village had a population of 1,651. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents.

Nakashi village has 825 males and 826 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nakashi has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Nakashi covers 593.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nakashi falls under Balapur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nakashi is Gaigaon, about 15 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 Nakashi.

Nakashi is about 18 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nakashi is in Balapur tehsil of Akola district. Balapur is about 14 km away. Bālāpur is about 14 km away. Gaigaon is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wadegaon (3.0 km), Bharatpur (3.8 km) and Degaon (4.3 km).

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

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