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About Nama Village

Nama is a large village in Iglas tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,736, made up of 1,446 males and 1,290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 439.33 hectares hectares.

Nama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nama village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Iglas
Area (hectares) 439.33 hectares
Population 2,736
Male Population 1,446
Female Population 1,290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nama compares

By the 2011 count Nama is the 36th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents. Its 439.33 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Nama

Nama is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nama as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nama from other places

Nama lies about 22 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Sasni, about 4.4 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 Nama
Nearest railway station Sasni 4.4 km
Nearest town Hāthras 16 km
District headquarters Aligarh 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Iglas 22 km

Villages closest to Nama

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nama village had a population of 2,736. That makes it the 36th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents.

Nama village has 1,446 males and 1,290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nama has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 872.

Nama covers 439.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nama falls under Iglas tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nama is Sasni, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nama.

Nama is about 22 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nama is in Iglas tehsil of Aligarh district. Sasni is about 4.4 km away. Hāthras is about 16 km away. Aligarh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gada Khera (9.1 km), Bairam Garhi (15 km) and Rustampur Gotana (15 km).

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

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