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About Nakar Village

Nakar is a large village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,324, made up of 1,240 males and 1,084 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.59 hectares hectares.

Nakar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nakar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Area (hectares) 206.59 hectares
Population 2,324
Male Population 1,240
Female Population 1,084
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Nakar compares

By the 2011 count Nakar is the 133rd largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 206.59 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Nakar

The census records public bus service for Nakar as Available within <5 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nakar from other places

Nakar lies about 35 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Sarju, about 5.2 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 Nakar
Nearest railway station Sarju 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Colonelganj 11 km
District headquarters Gonda 35 km

Villages closest to Nakar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nakar village had a population of 2,324. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Nakar village has 1,240 males and 1,084 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nakar has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Nakar covers 206.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nakar falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nakar is Sarju, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Nakar is about 35 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nakar is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Sarju is about 5.2 km away. Colonelganj is about 11 km away. Gonda is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Teri (under 2 km), Gumdaha (under 2 km) and Dinkariya (under 2 km).

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

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