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About Nepra Village

Nepra is a mid sized village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,313, made up of 672 males and 641 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.74 hectares hectares.

Nepra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nepra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 133.74 hectares
Population 1,313
Male Population 672
Female Population 641
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nepra compares

By the 2011 count Nepra is the 87th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 133.74 hectares work out to about 9.8 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 Nepra

Nepra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nepra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Nepra from other places

Nepra lies about 32 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Azamnagar Road, about 4.5 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 Nepra
Nearest railway station Azamnagar Road 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 6.2 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 25 km
District headquarters Katihar 32 km

Villages closest to Nepra

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 Nepra

As per the Census of India 2011, Nepra village had a population of 1,313. That makes it the 87th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Nepra village has 672 males and 641 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nepra has about 954 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.

Nepra covers 133.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nepra falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nepra is Azamnagar Road, about 4.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nepra.

Nepra is about 32 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nepra is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Azamnagar Road is about 4.5 km away. Azamnagar is about 6.2 km away. Rāiganj is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maheshpur (under 2 km), Panchkohania (under 2 km) and Dhokaria (under 2 km).

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

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