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About Nakau Village

Nakau is a large village in Karhal tehsil, in the district of Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,652, made up of 1,405 males and 1,247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 425.44 hectares hectares.

Nakau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nakau village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mainpuri
Tehsil Karhal
Area (hectares) 425.44 hectares
Population 2,652
Male Population 1,405
Female Population 1,247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nakau compares

By the 2011 count Nakau is the 26th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,643 residents. Its 425.44 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Nakau

Nakau is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nakau 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nakau from other places

Nakau lies about 25 km from Mainpuri, and the nearest railway station is Saifai, about 7.9 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 Nakau
Tehsil headquarters Karhal 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Saifai 7.9 km
District headquarters Mainpuri 25 km

Villages closest to Nakau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nakau village had a population of 2,652. That makes it the 26th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,643 residents.

Nakau village has 1,405 males and 1,247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nakau has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 872.

Nakau covers 425.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nakau falls under Karhal tehsil of Mainpuri district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nakau is Saifai, about 7.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nakau.

Nakau is about 25 km from Mainpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nakau is in Karhal tehsil of Mainpuri district. Karhal is about 3.8 km away. Saifai is about 7.9 km away. Mainpuri is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpur (under 2 km), Kamalpur (under 2 km) and Parasrampur (1.6 km).

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

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