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About Nanwha Village

Nanwha is a mid sized village in Salekasa tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,258, made up of 605 males and 653 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 431.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441916, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nanwha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nanwha village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Salekasa
Pincode 441916
Area (hectares) 431.27 hectares
Population 1,258
Male Population 605
Female Population 653
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nanwha compares

By the 2011 count Nanwha is the 21st largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 431.27 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Nanwha

Nanwha 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 Nanwha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Nanwha from other places

Nanwha lies about 32 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Dhanoli, about 3.4 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 Nanwha
Nearest railway station Dhanoli 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Salekasa 5.4 km
District headquarters Gondiya 32 km
Nearest town Gondiā 32 km

Villages closest to Nanwha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nanwha village had a population of 1,258. That makes it the 21st largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Nanwha village has 605 males and 653 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nanwha has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Nanwha is 441916. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nanwha covers 431.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nanwha falls under Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nanwha is Dhanoli, about 3.4 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 <5 km distance for Nanwha.

Nanwha is about 32 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nanwha is in Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district. Dhanoli is about 3.4 km away. Salekasa is about 5.4 km away. Gondiya is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghonsi (under 2 km), Bhonsula (under 2 km) and Darbada (1.7 km).

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

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