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About Nad Village

Nad is a mid sized village in Devgad tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 990, made up of 446 males and 544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,220 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1075 hectares hectares.

Nad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Devgad
Area (hectares) 1075 hectares
Population 990
Male Population 446
Female Population 544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,220
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nad compares

By the 2011 count Nad is the 48th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,234 residents. Its 1075 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1073.

Getting to Nad

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

How far is Nad from other places

Nad lies about 73 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Kharepatan Road, about 4.8 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 Nad
Nearest railway station Kharepatan Road 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Devgad 34 km
Nearest town Shahuwadi 53 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 73 km

Villages closest to Nad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nad village had a population of 990. That makes it the 48th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,234 residents.

Nad village has 446 males and 544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nad has about 1220 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1073.

Nad covers 1075 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nad falls under Devgad tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nad is Kharepatan Road, about 4.8 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 10+ km distance for Nad.

Nad is about 73 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nad is in Devgad tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Kharepatan Road is about 4.8 km away. Devgad is about 34 km away. Shahuwadi is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pombhurle (10.0 km), Mahalunge (14 km) and Shirgaon (19 km).

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

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