About Prakasha Village

Prakasha is one of the larger villages in Shahade tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,133, made up of 5,153 males and 4,980 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3692.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Prakasha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Prakasha village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Nandurbar
Tehsil	Shahade
Pincode	425422
Area (hectares)	3692.48 hectares
Population	10,133
Male Population	5,153
Female Population	4,980
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Prakasha compares

By the 2011 count Prakasha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 3692.48 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Prakasha

Prakasha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Prakasha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Prakasha from other places

Prakasha lies about 20 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Tisi, about 15 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 Prakasha
Nearest town	Shāhāda	12 km
Nearest railway station	Tisi	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahade	20 km
District headquarters	Nandurbar	20 km

Villages closest to Prakasha

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

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Common questions about Prakasha

As per the Census of India 2011, Prakasha village had a population of 10,133. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.

Prakasha village has 5,153 males and 4,980 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Prakasha has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Prakasha is 425422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Prakasha covers 3692.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Prakasha falls under Shahade tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Prakasha is Tisi, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Prakasha.

Prakasha is about 20 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Prakasha is in Shahade tehsil of Nandurbar district. Shāhāda is about 12 km away. Tisi is about 15 km away. Shahade is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.