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About Nandhana Village

Nandhana is a large village in Risod tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,073, made up of 1,089 males and 984 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 972.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nandhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nandhana village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Risod
Pincode 444506
Area (hectares) 972.79 hectares
Population 2,073
Male Population 1,089
Female Population 984
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nandhana compares

By the 2011 count Nandhana is the 32nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 972.79 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Nandhana

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

Nandhana lies about 29 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Jaulka, about 25 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 Nandhana
Tehsil headquarters Risod 24 km
Nearest railway station Jaulka 25 km
District headquarters Washim 29 km

Villages closest to Nandhana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nandhana village had a population of 2,073. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Nandhana village has 1,089 males and 984 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nandhana has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Nandhana is 444506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nandhana covers 972.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nandhana falls under Risod tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nandhana is Jaulka, about 25 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 Nandhana.

Nandhana is about 29 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nandhana is in Risod tehsil of Washim district. Risod is about 24 km away. Jaulka is about 25 km away. Washim is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalamgavhan (3.1 km), Jamb Adhav (3.5 km) and Kenwad (6.3 km).

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

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