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About Nakhon Village

Nakhon is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 89, made up of 40 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,225 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nakhon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nakhon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 249301
Area (hectares) 86.76 hectares
Population 89
Male Population 40
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,225
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nakhon compares

By the 2011 count Nakhon is the 358th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 86.76 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Nakhon

Nakhon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nakhon as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Nakhon from other places

Nakhon lies about 52 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 30 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 Nakhon
Nearest town Tehri 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 26 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 30 km
District headquarters Garhwal 52 km

Villages closest to Nakhon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nakhon village had a population of 89. That makes it the 358th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Nakhon village has 40 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nakhon has about 1225 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Nakhon is 249301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nakhon covers 86.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nakhon falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nakhon is Rishikesh, about 30 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nakhon.

Nakhon is about 52 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nakhon is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Tehri is about 15 km away. Pauri is about 26 km away. Rishikesh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khon (under 2 km), Shri Khon Gunth (under 2 km) and Shri Khon Khalsa (under 2 km).

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

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