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About Naikaniguma Village

Naikaniguma is a large village in Jayapatna tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,007, made up of 972 males and 1,035 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 429 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766017, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naikaniguma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naikaniguma village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Jayapatna
Pincode 766017
Area (hectares) 429 hectares
Population 2,007
Male Population 972
Female Population 1,035
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naikaniguma compares

By the 2011 count Naikaniguma is the 14th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,184 residents. Its 429 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Naikaniguma

Naikaniguma is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Naikaniguma as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mingur, Mohanguda, Mundraguda and Nagpheni. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Naikaniguma

As per the Census of India 2011, Naikaniguma village had a population of 2,007. That makes it the 14th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,184 residents.

Naikaniguma village has 972 males and 1,035 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naikaniguma has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Naikaniguma is 766017. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naikaniguma covers 429 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Naikaniguma falls under Jayapatna tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Naikaniguma notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Naikaniguma.

Naikaniguma is in Jayapatna tehsil of Kalahandi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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