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About Nanania Village

Nanania is a large village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,195, made up of 1,125 males and 1,070 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.95 hectares hectares.

Nanania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nanania village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 168.95 hectares
Population 2,195
Male Population 1,125
Female Population 1,070
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Nanania compares

By the 2011 count Nanania is the 40th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 168.95 hectares work out to about 13 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 Nanania

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

How far is Nanania from other places

Nanania lies about 30 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kamalpur Halt, about 3.8 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 Nanania
Nearest railway station Kamalpur Halt 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 5.1 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 27 km
District headquarters Katihar 30 km

Villages closest to Nanania

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 Nanania

As per the Census of India 2011, Nanania village had a population of 2,195. That makes it the 40th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Nanania village has 1,125 males and 1,070 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nanania has about 951 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.

Nanania covers 168.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nanania falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nanania is Kamalpur Halt, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nanania.

Nanania is about 30 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nanania is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Kamalpur Halt is about 3.8 km away. Azamnagar is about 5.1 km away. Rāiganj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nimaul (under 2 km), Panchkohania (under 2 km) and Gachh (under 2 km).

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

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