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About Nakhi Village

Nakhi is a mid sized village in Nanpara tehsil, in the district of Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,505, made up of 810 males and 695 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.68 hectares hectares.

Nakhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nakhi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bahraich
Tehsil Nanpara
Area (hectares) 197.68 hectares
Population 1,505
Male Population 810
Female Population 695
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
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 Nakhi compares

By the 2011 count Nakhi is the 294th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents. Its 197.68 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Nakhi

Nakhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nakhi 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 Nakhi from other places

Nakhi lies about 31 km from Bahraich, and the nearest railway station is Nanpara Junction, about 8.8 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 Nakhi
Tehsil headquarters Nanpara 8.2 km
Nearest town Nānpāra 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Nanpara Junction 8.8 km
District headquarters Bahraich 31 km

Villages closest to Nakhi

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 Nakhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Nakhi village had a population of 1,505. That makes it the 294th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents.

Nakhi village has 810 males and 695 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nakhi has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

Nakhi covers 197.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Nakhi is Nanpara Junction, about 8.8 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 Nakhi.

Nakhi is about 31 km from Bahraich in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nakhi is in Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district. Nanpara is about 8.2 km away. Nānpāra is about 8.2 km away. Nanpara Junction is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaugoie (under 2 km), Chandela (1.7 km) and Alinagar Kalan (1.8 km).

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

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