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About Nilegavhan Village

Nilegavhan is a mid sized village in Naigaon tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 678, made up of 346 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352 hectares hectares.

Nilegavhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilegavhan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Naigaon
Area (hectares) 352 hectares
Population 678
Male Population 346
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nilegavhan compares

By the 2011 count Nilegavhan is the 74th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,114 residents. Its 352 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Nilegavhan

Nilegavhan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nilegavhan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Nilegavhan from other places

Nilegavhan lies about 32 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Shelgaon, about 21 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 Nilegavhan
Tehsil headquarters Naigaon 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Shelgaon 21 km
Nearest town Mudkhed 26 km
District headquarters Nanded 32 km

Villages closest to Nilegavhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilegavhan village had a population of 678. That makes it the 74th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,114 residents.

Nilegavhan village has 346 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilegavhan has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Nilegavhan covers 352 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nilegavhan falls under Naigaon tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nilegavhan is Shelgaon, about 21 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nilegavhan.

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

Nilegavhan is in Naigaon tehsil of Nanded district. Naigaon is about 9.6 km away. Shelgaon is about 21 km away. Mudkhed is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ransugaon (2.1 km), Talbid (2.3 km) and Kushanoor (2.3 km).

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

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