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About Nilagondi Village

Nilagondi is a mid sized village in Lakhani tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,269, made up of 658 males and 611 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares.

Nilagondi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilagondi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Lakhani
Area (hectares) 185 hectares
Population 1,269
Male Population 658
Female Population 611
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nilagondi compares

By the 2011 count Nilagondi is the 28th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Nilagondi

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

Nilagondi lies about 27 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Sondad, about 20 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 Nilagondi
Nearest railway station Sondad 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Lakhani 27 km
District headquarters Bhandara 27 km
Nearest town Bhandāra 27 km

Villages closest to Nilagondi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilagondi village had a population of 1,269. That makes it the 28th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents.

Nilagondi village has 658 males and 611 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilagondi has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Nilagondi covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nilagondi falls under Lakhani tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nilagondi is Sondad, about 20 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 Nilagondi.

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

Nilagondi is in Lakhani tehsil of Bhandara district. Sondad is about 20 km away. Lakhani is about 27 km away. Bhandara is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mundipar (1.9 km), Sindipar (2.6 km) and Samewada (4.1 km).

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

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