About Nandan Village

Nandan is one of the larger villages in Dumraon tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,894, made up of 3,448 males and 3,446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 806.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nandan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nandan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Dumraon
Pincode	802119
Area (hectares)	806.9 hectares
Population	6,894
Male Population	3,448
Female Population	3,446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	999
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Nandan compares

By the 2011 count Nandan is the 7th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,484 residents. Its 806.9 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Nandan

Nandan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nandan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nandan from other places

Nandan lies about 20 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is V.V. Giri Halt, about 4.2 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 Nandan
Tehsil headquarters	Dumraon	3.4 km
Nearest railway station	V.V. Giri Halt	4.2 km
District headquarters	Buxar	20 km

Villages closest to Nandan

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

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Common questions about Nandan

As per the Census of India 2011, Nandan village had a population of 6,894. That makes it the 7th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,484 residents.

Nandan village has 3,448 males and 3,446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nandan has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Nandan is 802119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nandan covers 806.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nandan falls under Dumraon tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nandan is V.V. Giri Halt, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Nandan.

Nandan is about 20 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nandan is in Dumraon tehsil of Buxar district. Dumraon is about 3.4 km away. V.V. Giri Halt is about 4.2 km away. Buxar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.