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About Nandigram Village

Nandigram is a mid sized village in Sohawal tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,689, made up of 839 males and 850 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nandigram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nandigram village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Sohawal
Pincode 224202
Area (hectares) 146.48 hectares
Population 1,689
Male Population 839
Female Population 850
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nandigram compares

By the 2011 count Nandigram is the 82nd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents. Its 146.48 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Nandigram

Nandigram is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nandigram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nandigram from other places

Nandigram lies about 14 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Bharatkund, about 1.8 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 Nandigram
Nearest railway station Bharatkund 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sohawal 14 km
District headquarters Faizabad 14 km
Nearest town Fyzābād 14 km

Villages closest to Nandigram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nandigram village had a population of 1,689. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents.

Nandigram village has 839 males and 850 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nandigram has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Nandigram is 224202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nandigram covers 146.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nandigram falls under Sohawal tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nandigram is Bharatkund, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Nandigram.

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

Nandigram is in Sohawal tehsil of Faizabad district. Bharatkund is about 1.8 km away. Sohawal is about 14 km away. Faizabad is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bibipur (under 2 km), Raithuwa (under 2 km) and Naipura (1.6 km).

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

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