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About Nandkar Village

Nandkar is a mid sized village in Bhiwandi tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,603, made up of 830 males and 773 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 487 hectares hectares.

Nandkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nandkar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Bhiwandi
Area (hectares) 487 hectares
Population 1,603
Male Population 830
Female Population 773
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nandkar compares

By the 2011 count Nandkar is the 61st largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 487 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Nandkar

Nandkar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nandkar 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nandkar from other places

Nandkar lies about 20 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Vithalwadi, about under 2 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 Nandkar
Nearest town Ulhasnagar under 2 km
Nearest railway station Vithalwadi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhiwandi 13 km
District headquarters Thane 20 km

Villages closest to Nandkar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nandkar village had a population of 1,603. That makes it the 61st largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Nandkar village has 830 males and 773 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nandkar has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Nandkar covers 487 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nandkar falls under Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nandkar is Vithalwadi, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nandkar.

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

Nandkar is in Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district. Ulhasnagar is about under 2 km away. Vithalwadi is about under 2 km away. Bhiwandi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lap Bk (4.3 km), Kon (5.9 km) and Sagaon (6.6 km).

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

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