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About Nimkhed Village

Nimkhed is a small village in Patur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 63 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.39 hectares hectares.

Nimkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nimkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Patur
Area (hectares) 249.39 hectares
Population 118
Male Population 63
Female Population 55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nimkhed compares

By the 2011 count Nimkhed is the 82nd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents. Its 249.39 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 924.

Getting to Nimkhed

Nimkhed is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nimkhed as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nimkhed from other places

Nimkhed lies about 27 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Paras, about 19 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 Nimkhed
Nearest town Bālāpur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Patur 18 km
Nearest railway station Paras 19 km
District headquarters Akola 27 km

Villages closest to Nimkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nimkhed village had a population of 118. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents.

Nimkhed village has 63 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nimkhed has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Nimkhed covers 249.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nimkhed falls under Patur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nimkhed is Paras, about 19 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nimkhed.

Nimkhed is about 27 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nimkhed is in Patur tehsil of Akola district. Bālāpur is about 13 km away. Patur is about 18 km away. Paras is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tulanga Bk (2.4 km), Tulanga Kh (2.5 km) and Sangola (3.5 km).

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

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