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About Nerala Village

Nerala is a large village in Pauni tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,873, made up of 1,449 males and 1,424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 874.38 hectares hectares.

Nerala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nerala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Pauni
Area (hectares) 874.38 hectares
Population 2,873
Male Population 1,449
Female Population 1,424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nerala compares

By the 2011 count Nerala is the 9th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 874.38 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Nerala

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

Nerala lies about 22 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Bhiwapur, about 29 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 Nerala
Tehsil headquarters Pauni 20 km
Nearest town Pawni 20 km
District headquarters Bhandara 22 km
Nearest railway station Bhiwapur 29 km

Villages closest to Nerala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nerala village had a population of 2,873. That makes it the 9th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Nerala village has 1,449 males and 1,424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nerala has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

Nerala covers 874.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nerala falls under Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nerala is Bhiwapur, about 29 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 Nerala.

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

Nerala is in Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district. Pauni is about 20 km away. Pawni is about 20 km away. Bhandara 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 Surbodi (2.8 km), Saundal (2.9 km) and Kalewada (3.3 km).

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

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