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About Nausta Village

Nausta is a mid sized village in Biraul tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 807, made up of 431 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nausta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nausta village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Biraul
Pincode 848209
Area (hectares) 98 hectares
Population 807
Male Population 431
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nausta compares

By the 2011 count Nausta is the 53rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Nausta

Nausta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nausta 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nausta from other places

Nausta lies about 35 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 9.8 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 Nausta
Nearest railway station Biraul 9.8 km
Nearest town Benipur 14 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 35 km

Villages closest to Nausta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nausta village had a population of 807. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents.

Nausta village has 431 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nausta has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Nausta is 848209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nausta covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nausta falls under Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nausta is Biraul, about 9.8 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 5 - 10 km distance for Nausta.

Nausta is about 35 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nausta is in Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district. Biraul is about 9.8 km away. Benipur is about 14 km away. Darbhanga is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirsia (under 2 km), Shiwpur (under 2 km) and Kamar Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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