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About Nalkund Village

Nalkund is a mid sized village in Motala tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 936, made up of 489 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1057.5 hectares hectares.

Nalkund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nalkund village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Motala
Area (hectares) 1057.5 hectares
Population 936
Male Population 489
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nalkund compares

By the 2011 count Nalkund is the 64th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,537 residents. Its 1057.5 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Nalkund

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

Nalkund lies about 11 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Kolhadi, about 36 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 Nalkund
District headquarters Buldana 11 km
Nearest town Buldāna 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Motala 17 km
Nearest railway station Kolhadi 36 km

Villages closest to Nalkund

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nalkund village had a population of 936. That makes it the 64th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,537 residents.

Nalkund village has 489 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nalkund has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Nalkund covers 1057.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nalkund falls under Motala tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nalkund is Kolhadi, about 36 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 Nalkund.

Nalkund is about 11 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nalkund is in Motala tehsil of Buldana district. Buldana is about 11 km away. Buldāna is about 11 km away. Motala is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurha (2.6 km), Dabha Tanda (2.6 km) and Dabha (2.9 km).

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

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