About Naknupa Village

Naknupa is a large village in Sherghati tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,241, made up of 1,146 males and 1,095 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312 hectares hectares.

Naknupa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naknupa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Sherghati
Area (hectares)	312 hectares
Population	2,241
Male Population	1,146
Female Population	1,095
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
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 Naknupa compares

By the 2011 count Naknupa is the 14th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 312 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Naknupa

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

Naknupa lies about 29 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 25 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 Naknupa
Tehsil headquarters	Sherghati	5.7 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	5.7 km
Nearest railway station	Paraiya	25 km
District headquarters	Gaya	29 km

Villages closest to Naknupa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naknupa village had a population of 2,241. That makes it the 14th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Naknupa village has 1,146 males and 1,095 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naknupa has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Naknupa covers 312 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Naknupa falls under Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Naknupa is Paraiya, about 25 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 Naknupa.

Naknupa is about 29 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naknupa is in Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghati is about 5.7 km away. Sherghāti is about 5.7 km away. Paraiya is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.