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About Nawkhala Village

Nawkhala is a large village in Nagbhir tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,532, made up of 1,733 males and 1,799 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 975.22 hectares hectares.

Nawkhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawkhala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Nagbhir
Area (hectares) 975.22 hectares
Population 3,532
Male Population 1,733
Female Population 1,799
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nawkhala compares

By the 2011 count Nawkhala is the 6th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,201 residents. Its 975.22 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Nawkhala

Nawkhala is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nawkhala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nawkhala from other places

Nawkhala lies about 82 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Nagbhir (NG), about 3.1 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 Nawkhala
Tehsil headquarters Nagbhir under 2 km
Nearest railway station Nagbhir (NG) 3.1 km
Nearest town Bramhapuri 20 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 82 km

Villages closest to Nawkhala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawkhala village had a population of 3,532. That makes it the 6th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,201 residents.

Nawkhala village has 1,733 males and 1,799 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawkhala has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Nawkhala covers 975.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawkhala falls under Nagbhir tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nawkhala is Nagbhir (NG), about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Nawkhala.

Nawkhala is about 82 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawkhala is in Nagbhir tehsil of Chandrapur district. Nagbhir is about under 2 km away. Nagbhir (NG) is about 3.1 km away. Bramhapuri is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagbhid (under 2 km), Dongargaon Bk (2.2 km) and Bothali (2.9 km).

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

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