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About Nakha Village

Nakha is one of the larger villages in Nanpara tehsil, in the district of Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,271, made up of 2,820 males and 2,451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.86 hectares hectares.

Nakha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nakha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bahraich
Tehsil Nanpara
Area (hectares) 295.86 hectares
Population 5,271
Male Population 2,820
Female Population 2,451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nakha compares

By the 2011 count Nakha is the 53rd largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents. Its 295.86 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Nakha

Nakha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nakha as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nakha from other places

Nakha lies about 36 km from Bahraich, and the nearest railway station is Biswan, about 32 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 Nakha
Nearest town Biswān 32 km
Nearest railway station Biswan 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanpara 33 km
District headquarters Bahraich 36 km

Villages closest to Nakha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nakha village had a population of 5,271. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents.

Nakha village has 2,820 males and 2,451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nakha has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

Nakha covers 295.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nakha falls under Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nakha is Biswan, about 32 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 <5 km distance for Nakha.

Nakha is about 36 km from Bahraich in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nakha is in Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district. Biswān is about 32 km away. Biswan is about 32 km away. Nanpara is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katraniya (1.8 km), Lakhaiya Jadid (2.8 km) and Arnawa (7.6 km).

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

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