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About Nal Gavhan Village

Nal Gavhan is a small village in Akrani tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 294, made up of 125 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,352 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nal Gavhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nal Gavhan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Akrani
Pincode 425414
Area (hectares) 30.62 hectares
Population 294
Male Population 125
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,352
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nal Gavhan compares

By the 2011 count Nal Gavhan is the 136th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,162 residents. Its 30.62 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Nal Gavhan

Nal Gavhan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nal Gavhan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Nal Gavhan from other places

Nal Gavhan lies about 25 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Dhekvad, about 23 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 Nal Gavhan
Nearest town Taloda 10 km
Nearest railway station Dhekvad 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Akrani 25 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 25 km

Villages closest to Nal Gavhan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Akrani 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 Nal Gavhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Nal Gavhan village had a population of 294. That makes it the 136th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,162 residents.

Nal Gavhan village has 125 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nal Gavhan has about 1352 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Nal Gavhan is 425414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nal Gavhan covers 30.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nal Gavhan falls under Akrani tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nal Gavhan is Dhekvad, about 23 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 10+ km distance for Nal Gavhan.

Nal Gavhan is about 25 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nal Gavhan is in Akrani tehsil of Nandurbar district. Taloda is about 10 km away. Dhekvad is about 23 km away. Akrani is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khushgavhan (3.1 km), Chikhali (3.8 km) and Khardi Kh (4.1 km).

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

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