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About Nananpur Village

Nananpur is one of the larger villages in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,637, made up of 2,999 males and 2,638 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 767.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nananpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nananpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Raniganj
Pincode 854312
Area (hectares) 767.3 hectares
Population 5,637
Male Population 2,999
Female Population 2,638
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nananpur compares

By the 2011 count Nananpur is the 27th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 767.3 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Nananpur

Nananpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nananpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Nananpur from other places

Nananpur lies about 16 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Arariya, about 8.1 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 Nananpur
Nearest railway station Arariya 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Raniganj 15 km
District headquarters Araria 16 km
Nearest town Arāria 16 km

Villages closest to Nananpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nananpur village had a population of 5,637. That makes it the 27th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Nananpur village has 2,999 males and 2,638 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nananpur has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Nananpur is 854312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nananpur covers 767.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nananpur falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nananpur is Arariya, about 8.1 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 10+ km distance for Nananpur.

Nananpur is about 16 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nananpur is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Arariya is about 8.1 km away. Raniganj is about 15 km away. Araria is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirzapur (under 2 km), Harpur (under 2 km) and Karahia (1.7 km).

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

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