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About Nisahara Village

Nisahara is a mid sized village in Sultanganj tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,659, made up of 938 males and 721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 769 females per 1000 males. The village covers 371 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nisahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nisahara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sultanganj
Pincode 813201
Area (hectares) 371 hectares
Population 1,659
Male Population 938
Female Population 721
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 769
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nisahara compares

By the 2011 count Nisahara is the 31st largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 371 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Nisahara

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

Nisahara lies about 39 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 8.7 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 Nisahara
Nearest town Kharagpur 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Khariapipra Halt 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sultanganj 16 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 39 km

Villages closest to Nisahara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nisahara village had a population of 1,659. That makes it the 31st largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Nisahara village has 938 males and 721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nisahara has about 769 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Nisahara is 813201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nisahara covers 371 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nisahara falls under Sultanganj tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nisahara is Khariapipra Halt, about 8.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Nisahara.

Nisahara is about 39 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nisahara is in Sultanganj tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Kharagpur is about 6.6 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 8.7 km away. Sultanganj 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 Nisahara Arazi (under 2 km), Khaira Kishunpur (under 2 km) and Kishunpur (under 2 km).

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

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