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About Nikalak Village

Nikalak is a large village in Badnapur tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,541, made up of 1,287 males and 1,254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 948.37 hectares hectares.

Nikalak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nikalak village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalna
Tehsil Badnapur
Area (hectares) 948.37 hectares
Population 2,541
Male Population 1,287
Female Population 1,254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nikalak compares

By the 2011 count Nikalak is the 15th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents. Its 948.37 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Nikalak

Nikalak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nikalak as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nikalak from other places

Nikalak lies about 19 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Badnapur, about 3.3 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 Nikalak
Nearest railway station Badnapur 3.3 km
District headquarters Jalna 19 km
Nearest town Jālna 19 km

Villages closest to Nikalak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nikalak village had a population of 2,541. That makes it the 15th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents.

Nikalak village has 1,287 males and 1,254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nikalak has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Nikalak covers 948.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nikalak falls under Badnapur tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nikalak is Badnapur, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nikalak.

Nikalak is about 19 km from Jalna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nikalak is in Badnapur tehsil of Jalna district. Badnapur is about 3.3 km away. Jalna is about 19 km away. Jālna is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akola (under 2 km), Somthana (2.8 km) and Dudhanwadi (2.9 km).

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

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