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About Bara Nathu Village

Bara Nathu is a mid sized village in Karpi tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,298, made up of 674 males and 624 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110 hectares hectares.

Bara Nathu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Nathu village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Karpi
Area (hectares) 110 hectares
Population 1,298
Male Population 674
Female Population 624
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Nathu compares

By the 2011 count Bara Nathu is the 44th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents. Its 110 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Bara Nathu

Bara Nathu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bara Nathu 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 Bara Nathu from other places

Bara Nathu lies about 5.8 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Garhani, about 27 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 Bara Nathu
Tehsil headquarters Karpi 5.5 km
District headquarters Arwal 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Garhani 27 km

Villages closest to Bara Nathu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karpi 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 Bara Nathu

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Nathu village had a population of 1,298. That makes it the 44th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents.

Bara Nathu village has 674 males and 624 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Nathu has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Bara Nathu covers 110 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara Nathu falls under Karpi tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bara Nathu is Garhani, about 27 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 Bara Nathu.

Bara Nathu is about 5.8 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Nathu is in Karpi tehsil of Arwal district. Karpi is about 5.5 km away. Arwal is about 5.8 km away. Garhani is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahpur Bara (under 2 km), Pachkesar (under 2 km) and Manjhupur (under 2 km).

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

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