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About Nanwij Village

Nanwij is a mid sized village in Daund tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,770, made up of 917 males and 853 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 894 hectares hectares.

Nanwij Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nanwij village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Daund
Area (hectares) 894 hectares
Population 1,770
Male Population 917
Female Population 853
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
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 Nanwij compares

By the 2011 count Nanwij is the 69th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,178 residents. Its 894 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Nanwij

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

Nanwij lies about 72 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Daund Junction Chord Line, about 4.6 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 Nanwij
Nearest railway station Daund Junction Chord Line 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Daund 6.5 km
District headquarters Pune 72 km

Villages closest to Nanwij

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nanwij village had a population of 1,770. That makes it the 69th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,178 residents.

Nanwij village has 917 males and 853 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nanwij has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Nanwij covers 894 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nanwij falls under Daund tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nanwij is Daund Junction Chord Line, about 4.6 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 Nanwij.

Nanwij is about 72 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nanwij is in Daund tehsil of Pune district. Daund Junction Chord Line is about 4.6 km away. Daund is about 6.5 km away. Pune is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daund (6.5 km), Kangaon (6.9 km) and Gar (8.2 km).

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

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