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About Nadan Village

Nadan is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 559, made up of 266 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.01 hectares hectares.

Nadan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nadan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 68.01 hectares
Population 559
Male Population 266
Female Population 293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nadan compares

By the 2011 count Nadan is the 350th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 68.01 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Nadan

Nadan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nadan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Nadan from other places

Nadan lies about 40 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mungara Badshahpur, about 13 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 Nadan
Nearest railway station Mungara Badshahpur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 13 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 13 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 40 km

Villages closest to Nadan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nadan village had a population of 559. That makes it the 350th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Nadan village has 266 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nadan has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Nadan covers 68.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nadan falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nadan is Mungara Badshahpur, about 13 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nadan.

Nadan is about 40 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nadan is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mungara Badshahpur is about 13 km away. Machhlishahr is about 13 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur Hargir (under 2 km), Chhadan (under 2 km) and Unchgawan (under 2 km).

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

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