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About Naharkhap Village

Naharkhap is a mid sized village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 674, made up of 328 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146 hectares hectares.

Naharkhap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naharkhap village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Rafiganj
Area (hectares) 146 hectares
Population 674
Male Population 328
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
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 Naharkhap compares

By the 2011 count Naharkhap is the 147th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 146 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Naharkhap

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

Naharkhap lies about 16 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Jakhim, about 4.1 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 Naharkhap
Nearest railway station Jakhim 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Rafiganj 11 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 16 km

Villages closest to Naharkhap

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naharkhap village had a population of 674. That makes it the 147th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Naharkhap village has 328 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naharkhap has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Naharkhap covers 146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Naharkhap falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Naharkhap is Jakhim, about 4.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Naharkhap.

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

Naharkhap is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Jakhim is about 4.1 km away. Rafiganj is about 11 km away. Aurangabad 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 Bhadwa (under 2 km), Bibipur (under 2 km) and Darmian (1.7 km).

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

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