About Nandakana Village

Nandakana is a small village in Sadar tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 263, made up of 128 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nandakana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nandakana village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Kalahandi
Tehsil	Sadar
Pincode	766001
Area (hectares)	370 hectares
Population	263
Male Population	128
Female Population	135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,055
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nandakana compares

By the 2011 count Nandakana is the 155th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 501 residents. Its 370 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Nandakana

Nandakana is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nandakana as Available within 10+ 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 Nandakana from other places

Nandakana lies about 14 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Nayagarh Town, about 15 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 Nandakana
Tehsil headquarters	Sadar	14 km
District headquarters	Kalahandi	14 km
Nearest railway station	Nayagarh Town	15 km
Nearest town	Polasara	47 km

Villages closest to Nandakana

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

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Common questions about Nandakana

As per the Census of India 2011, Nandakana village had a population of 263. That makes it the 155th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 501 residents.

Nandakana village has 128 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nandakana has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Nandakana is 766001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nandakana covers 370 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nandakana falls under Sadar tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Nandakana is Nayagarh Town, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nandakana.

Nandakana is about 14 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nandakana is in Sadar tehsil of Kalahandi district. Sadar is about 14 km away. Kalahandi is about 14 km away. Nayagarh Town is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.