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About Nukti Village

Nukti is a small village in Ghatanji tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269, made up of 140 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289 hectares hectares.

Nukti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nukti village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Ghatanji
Area (hectares) 289 hectares
Population 269
Male Population 140
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nukti compares

By the 2011 count Nukti is the 92nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,142 residents. Its 289 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Nukti

Nukti 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 Nukti 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 Nukti from other places

Nukti lies about 37 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Yavatmal 1, about 37 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 Nukti
Tehsil headquarters Ghatanji 3.0 km
Nearest town Ghātanji 3.0 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 37 km
Nearest railway station Yavatmal 1 37 km

Villages closest to Nukti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nukti village had a population of 269. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,142 residents.

Nukti village has 140 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nukti has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Nukti covers 289 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.

Nukti falls under Ghatanji tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nukti is Yavatmal 1, about 37 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 Nukti.

Nukti is about 37 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nukti is in Ghatanji tehsil of Yavatmal district. Ghatanji is about 3.0 km away. Ghātanji is about 3.0 km away. Yavatmal is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakhara Kh (2.3 km), Yevti (2.4 km) and Choramba (2.5 km).

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

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