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About Nandawan Gaon Village

Nandawan Gaon is a small village in Jakholi tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 150, made up of 66 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,273 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nandawan Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nandawan Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Jakholi
Pincode 246141
Area (hectares) 26.57 hectares
Population 150
Male Population 66
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,273
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nandawan Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Nandawan Gaon is the 112th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 464 residents. Its 26.57 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1247.

Getting to Nandawan Gaon

Nandawan Gaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nandawan Gaon as Available within 5 - 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 Nandawan Gaon from other places

Nandawan Gaon lies about 57 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 61 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 Nandawan Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Jakholi 28 km
Nearest town Almora 43 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 57 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 61 km

Villages closest to Nandawan Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jakholi 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 Nandawan Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Nandawan Gaon village had a population of 150. That makes it the 112th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 464 residents.

Nandawan Gaon village has 66 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nandawan Gaon has about 1273 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1247.

The pincode recorded for Nandawan Gaon is 246141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nandawan Gaon covers 26.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nandawan Gaon falls under Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nandawan Gaon is Ramnagar, about 61 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 village for Nandawan Gaon.

Nandawan Gaon is about 57 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nandawan Gaon is in Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Jakholi is about 28 km away. Almora is about 43 km away. Rudraprayag is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budna (under 2 km), Gethana (under 2 km) and Ghanat Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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