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About Nakaha Village

Nakaha is a mid sized village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,990, made up of 1,052 males and 938 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268.51 hectares hectares.

Nakaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nakaha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Area (hectares) 268.51 hectares
Population 1,990
Male Population 1,052
Female Population 938
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 km distance

How Nakaha compares

By the 2011 count Nakaha is the 162nd largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 268.51 hectares work out to about 7.4 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 Nakaha

Nakaha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nakaha 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nakaha from other places

Nakaha lies about 38 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Jarwal Road, about 8.6 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 Nakaha
Nearest railway station Jarwal Road 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Colonelganj 15 km
District headquarters Gonda 38 km

Villages closest to Nakaha

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 Nakaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Nakaha village had a population of 1,990. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Nakaha village has 1,052 males and 938 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nakaha has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Nakaha covers 268.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Nakaha is Jarwal Road, about 8.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nakaha.

Nakaha is about 38 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nakaha is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Jarwal Road is about 8.6 km away. Colonelganj is about 15 km away. Gonda is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nakahara (under 2 km), Gaura Sinhapur (1.7 km) and Nainawa Jagannathpur (2.4 km).

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

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