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About Nand Village

Nand is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 113 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,283 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nand village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Yamkeshwar
Pincode 246121
Area (hectares) 249.65 hectares
Population 258
Male Population 113
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,283
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 Nand compares

By the 2011 count Nand is the 41st largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 249.65 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, well above the tehsil average of 1206.

Getting to Nand

Nand is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nand 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 Nand from other places

Nand lies about 31 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 18 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 Nand
Tehsil headquarters Yamkeshwar 11 km
Nearest town Rishīkesh 18 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 18 km
District headquarters Garhwal 31 km

Villages closest to Nand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nand village had a population of 258. That makes it the 41st largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Nand village has 113 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nand has about 1283 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1206.

The pincode recorded for Nand is 246121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nand covers 249.65 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.

Nand falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nand is Rishikesh, about 18 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 Nand.

Nand is about 31 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nand is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Yamkeshwar is about 11 km away. Rishīkesh is about 18 km away. Rishikesh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaira (1.6 km), Kot Kinda (1.6 km) and Gaind (2.2 km).

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

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