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About Nakshi Village

Nakshi is a mid sized village in Bhiwapur tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,311, made up of 686 males and 625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 621 hectares hectares.

Nakshi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nakshi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Bhiwapur
Area (hectares) 621 hectares
Population 1,311
Male Population 686
Female Population 625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nakshi compares

By the 2011 count Nakshi is the 12th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 787 residents. Its 621 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Nakshi

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

How far is Nakshi from other places

Nakshi lies about 62 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Bhiwapur, about 4.5 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 Nakshi
Nearest railway station Bhiwapur 4.5 km
Nearest town Pawni 17 km
District headquarters Nagpur 62 km

Villages closest to Nakshi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nakshi village had a population of 1,311. That makes it the 12th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 787 residents.

Nakshi village has 686 males and 625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nakshi has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Nakshi covers 621 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nakshi falls under Bhiwapur tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nakshi is Bhiwapur, about 4.5 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 10+ km distance for Nakshi.

Nakshi is about 62 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nakshi is in Bhiwapur tehsil of Nagpur district. Bhiwapur is about 4.5 km away. Pawni is about 17 km away. Nagpur is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wadadha (1.9 km), Mangli (2.0 km) and Mokhala (2.7 km).

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

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