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About Nada Village

Nada is a small village in Chakrata tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 435, made up of 224 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nada village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Chakrata
Pincode 248123
Area (hectares) 249.72 hectares
Population 435
Male Population 224
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nada compares

By the 2011 count Nada is the 37th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 401 residents. Its 249.72 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Nada

Nada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nada as Available within 10+ 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 Nada from other places

Nada lies about 53 km from Dehradun. 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 Nada
Tehsil headquarters Chakrata 19 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 39 km
District headquarters Dehradun 53 km

Villages closest to Nada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nada village had a population of 435. That makes it the 37th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 401 residents.

Nada village has 224 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nada has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Nada is 248123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nada covers 249.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nada falls under Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Nada notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nada.

Nada is about 53 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nada is in Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district. Chakrata is about 19 km away. Mussoorie is about 39 km away. Dehradun is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhultar (7.3 km), Punaha Pokhari (7.5 km) and Mauthi (7.6 km).

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

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