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About Nananyai Village

Nananyai is a mid sized village in Pokaran tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 626, made up of 326 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3492 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nananyai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nananyai village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Tehsil Pokaran
Pincode 345021
Area (hectares) 3492 hectares
Population 626
Male Population 326
Female Population 300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nananyai compares

By the 2011 count Nananyai is the 158th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 3492 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Nananyai

Nananyai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nananyai as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Nananyai from other places

Nananyai lies about 83 km from Jaisalmer, and the nearest railway station is Odhaniya Chacha, about 12 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 Nananyai
Nearest railway station Odhaniya Chacha 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Pokaran 18 km
District headquarters Jaisalmer 83 km

Villages closest to Nananyai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nananyai village had a population of 626. That makes it the 158th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Nananyai village has 326 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nananyai has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Nananyai is 345021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nananyai covers 3492 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nananyai falls under Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Nananyai is Odhaniya Chacha, about 12 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 village for Nananyai.

Nananyai is about 83 km from Jaisalmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nananyai is in Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Odhaniya Chacha is about 12 km away. Pokaran is about 18 km away. Jaisalmer is about 83 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Modardi (4.3 km), Kelawa (6.8 km) and Guddi (8.0 km).

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

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