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About Nauranga Village

Nauranga is a mid sized village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,193, made up of 611 males and 582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nauranga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nauranga village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Pincode 854317
Area (hectares) 144.9 hectares
Population 1,193
Male Population 611
Female Population 582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nauranga compares

By the 2011 count Nauranga is the 91st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 144.9 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Nauranga

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

How far is Nauranga from other places

Nauranga lies about 36 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Barsoi Junction, about 2.2 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 Nauranga
Nearest railway station Barsoi Junction 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 13 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 22 km
District headquarters Katihar 36 km

Villages closest to Nauranga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nauranga village had a population of 1,193. That makes it the 91st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Nauranga village has 611 males and 582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nauranga has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Nauranga is 854317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nauranga covers 144.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nauranga falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nauranga is Barsoi Junction, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Nauranga.

Nauranga is about 36 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nauranga is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Barsoi Junction is about 2.2 km away. Azamnagar is about 13 km away. Rāiganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jitwarpur (under 2 km), Sirmatpur (1.7 km) and Bagdar (1.7 km).

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

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