About Nankar Village

Nankar is a mid sized village in Alinagar tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,654, made up of 861 males and 793 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nankar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nankar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Alinagar
Pincode	847405
Area (hectares)	118.36 hectares
Population	1,654
Male Population	861
Female Population	793
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nankar compares

By the 2011 count Nankar is the 29th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,774 residents. Its 118.36 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Nankar

Nankar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nankar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nankar from other places

Nankar lies about 118 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Adarsh Manpur, about 4.9 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 Nankar
Nearest railway station	Adarsh Manpur	4.9 km
Nearest town	Sheikhpura	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Alinagar	30 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	118 km

Villages closest to Nankar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nankar village had a population of 1,654. That makes it the 29th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,774 residents.

Nankar village has 861 males and 793 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nankar has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Nankar is 847405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nankar covers 118.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nankar falls under Alinagar tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nankar is Adarsh Manpur, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Nankar.

Nankar is about 118 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nankar is in Alinagar tehsil of Darbhanga district. Adarsh Manpur is about 4.9 km away. Sheikhpura is about 10 km away. Alinagar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.