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About Nehru Nagar Village

Nehru Nagar is a small village in Kankavli tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 312, made up of 141 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,213 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nehru Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nehru Nagar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Kankavli
Pincode 416602
Area (hectares) 75.55 hectares
Population 312
Male Population 141
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,213
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 Nehru Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Nehru Nagar is the 93rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 75.55 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Nehru Nagar

Nehru Nagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nehru Nagar 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 Nehru Nagar from other places

Nehru Nagar lies about 43 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Kankavali, about 1.6 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 Nehru Nagar
Tehsil headquarters Kankavli under 2 km
Nearest railway station Kankavali 1.6 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 42 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 43 km

Villages closest to Nehru Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kankavli 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 Nehru Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Nehru Nagar village had a population of 312. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Nehru Nagar village has 141 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nehru Nagar has about 1213 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Nehru Nagar is 416602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nehru Nagar covers 75.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nehru Nagar falls under Kankavli tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nehru Nagar is Kankavali, about 1.6 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 Nehru Nagar.

Nehru Nagar is about 43 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nehru Nagar is in Kankavli tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Kankavli is about under 2 km away. Kankavali is about 1.6 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phanas Nagar (under 2 km), Janavali (under 2 km) and Bidwadi (under 2 km).

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

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